Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser

Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser

The Vista Cruiser is a station wagon manufactured and marketed by the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors from 1964 to 1977 and noted for its fixed-glass, roof-mounted skylight over its second-row seating with sun visors for the second row passengers, a raised roof behind the skylight and lateral glass panels over the rear cargo area along the raised roof.

Introduced on February 4, 1964, as a 1964 model, the Vista Cruiser was based on the Oldsmobile Cutlass/F-85 model but prior to the 1973 model year it utilized a wheelbase which was 5 inches (130 mm) longer than that of the Cutlass/F-85 sedan.

The raised-roof, skylight wagon body style was shared with the Buick Sport Wagon. Subsequent Oldsmobile mid-size wagons featured a skylight concept as did the 1991-92 full-size Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser wagon and the 1991-96 Buick Roadmaster wagon.

The Vista Cruiser featured a forward-facing third row seat which had been the norm until the late 50s but was unusual for car-based wagons, which more often favored rear or side-facing seats at the time. The 1971-76 full size GM clamshell models would also use a forward-facing third row, and employ a similar elevated roof over the cargo hold, though without the skylight.

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