1968 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser

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  1. jaunty75

    jaunty75 Middling Member

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    A little rough around the edges, but overall looks like a very good restoration candidate. Price seems fair at under $4,000. Has A/C and a third seat.

    For me, the first thing to go would be the wheels.

    https://eugene.craigslist.org/ctd/6602975084.html

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    what do you have against Ralleye IIs ?
     
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    I have nothing against those wheels. What I oppose is bad taste. In my opinion, on that car, they don't look good.
     
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    I applaud having a take for sure.

    Perhaps if they were the correct argent - or had been repainted body color (Ralleye IIIs). And were also of matching size...maybe I see your point.

    Those look like they were rattle-canned black.
     
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    The wheels and wheelcovers this car needs are the ones it came with from the factory. These cars were family haulers, not sports cars.

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    My favourite year for these with the split headlights

    Being a hubcap/wheel cap fan sometimes you have to put the factory look behind when it comes to fugly, I can think of several wheel caps that would that factory photo pop, ones on it take away from the cars looks
     
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    If anyone insists on sporting up one of these, they should at least do it right. I second the motion, that Rally IIs don't harmonize with that wagon

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    Ad says it has the stock wheels and hubcaps.
     
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    We'll just have to wait until Krash shows up with one of his dealership brochures. He's bound to get to the bottom of this
     

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