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Revision as of 00:29, 4 December 2005 by DanMS (talk | contribs) (wikified link)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Vista Cruiser was a station wagon built by the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors from 1964 to 1977, which was based on the Oldsmobile Cutlass/F-85 model, but had a slightly longer wheelbase than the cars it was based upon.
Noted for the glass found in the roof over the second-row seating and for the smaller glass panels over the rear cargo area windows, this car was introduced to the public on February 4 1964. This body style with the split front skylight continued through the 1967 model year and was replaced by a radically redesigned model for 1968 that featured a one-piece front skylight.
This design also featured an elevated rear roof section, based on the GM SceniCruiser bus made for Greyhound Lines in the 1950s, and also allowed extra headroom for an optional front-facing third-row seat.
Although the roof glass was substituted for an optional pop-up front-row sunroof for the 1973 model year, the Vista Cruiser name continued for five more model years as an elevated trim level of the Cutlass Supreme station wagon until the Cutlass Cruiser was introduced for the 1978 model year.
The Vista Cruiser is also famous for its role on the television series That '70s Show. The car that appears on the show is a 1969 model.
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The Vista Cruiser name is also found on pleasure boats made by Four Winns and on motorhomes manufactured on Mercedes-Benz/Freightliner LLC chassis (similar to the Dodge Sprinter) by Gulfstream.
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