1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser

350 V8. AC and PW options.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-Oldsmobile-Other-/201516245239?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368

 

$15,000 buy-it-now?

Not with this kind of rust on the tailgate and deterioration of the woodgrain. For that kind of money, the car needs to be pretty much perfect.

It's not a bad car, but for the problems we can see, his $5,000 starting bid would be a very good final selling price.

 

Rust along the bottom of the door. Damaged weatherstripping. For $15,000, the weatherstripping should be perfect.




The interior, on the other hand, looks beautiful. Power windows are nice. Tilt wheel and air-conditioning as well.




I do like the period-correct, aftermarket cruise control on the turn signal stalk. I had one just like that on a '75 Nova and a '77 Caprice I once owned. Too bad about the cracked steering wheel, but that's very common on cars of this vintage.

Note the position of the fuel gauge pointer in the left pod. It's at the 3 o'clock position, pointing to a spot between the "HOT" light and the "OIL" light where it has no business being, well past the F mark. That's the sign of an open in the fuel gauge circuit. He doesn't say one way or the other in the ad, other than to mention that the car has "flaws," but I'll bet the fuel gauge doesn't work on this car.




Needs a radio, I see.

 

• It's pretty rough around the edges, straight and has a fairly nice interior but it looks like rust has got hold of it. I wonder what the underbody and frame look like? The person who took gold, silver and black spray bombs to the engine compartment did way more damage than good, yikes!

 

Agree, that is one slip shot engine detail that should have been left alone, wasting your time and $10 on rattle cans when you have no clue.....

 

Also the wipers are stopped in mid wipe and no good pictures of the vista roof glass.