1965 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser 2nd Owner Garage Find

1965 Oldsmobile Other Base Description

GARAGE FIND

1965 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser, original factory A/C car

l2nd Owner lOriginally purchased in North Hollywood CA on Feb 22 1965lSo Cal entire time lMechanical restoration includes:

· Rebuilt Pontiac 389 Motor (Edelbrock Intake lClay Smith Cam lNew Edelbrock 650 CFM Carb lMelling high volume oil pump lARP Head bolts l Petronix Electronic Ignition

· Custom dual exhaust lNew Water Pump lRebuilt Starter lNew Power Steering Pump lAll new belts, hoses & vacuum lines

· New Radiator lBalanced Drive Shaft lLined Gas Tank lNew Electric Fuel Pump New Fuel pickup and sending unit

· Rebuilt Turbo 400 Transmission

· Front Disc Brake Conversion with new hard and soft brake lines lRear Brake Job

· Front suspension rebuild (from knuckle to knuckle) including bushings, shocks, springs.

· Professionally Rebuilt 10 bolt, Oldsmobile posi rear end

· A/C and Heater box rebuilt with new seals, vacuum pods and heater core

· Cosmetic restorations include:

· Re-Chromed bumpers front and rear lRoof shot with satin clear to preserve original patina

· New items: two auxiliary fuse blocks installed: Pre and Post ignition so original electrical is not taxed by new additions.

· New AM/FM Radio with Aux input

· A/C components under the hood need to be installed (hoses, compressor and Condensor) but this is a factory A/C car and all of the underdash components of the A/C are re-built ready for underhood pieces to be added.

Notable items: Original Interior. Original Exterior

This car has a story. I found it 3 yrs ago. The original owner, "Otto" used it as his daily driver and in his retirement, he was going to restore it. He accumulated most of the parts, including disc conversion, new Engine (don't know why he had a Pontiac Engine for it, but he did), 3 speed turbo 400, had the bumpers re-chromed and he died before completing his project. Fast forward 20 yrs and his Grand Daughter realizes she's never going to finish Ottos project and she agrees to sell the car to me. Car was stored in San Diego, inland, where the air is dry and cool, perfect place to store a car as you can see from the photos. I needed to finish Ottos project and over a couple years, my son (who's a professional mechanic) and I put Otto (that's the cars name now) back together. It's been a great hobby but my son needs an SUV for his family so Otto has to go to a new home.

I've left the exterior original because, well because it looks cool and it allows a buyer to see it's an original car. Leave it like it is, paint it, it's up to you but the proof of this awesome wagons originality can be see through the lovely patina.

This car is Mechanically restored from Gas Tank to Radiator. The ONLY mechanical items not replaced because they were good was the Alternator and PowerSteering Box. Besides that, everything was either renewed, replaced or rebuilt including all wheel bearings and soft suspension parts. What I'd love about this car is I were keeping it, is it's now a reliable driver and the simple fun stuff is what's ahead. I'd replace the door seals and window felts to tighten up the interior. I put a new Retro-Auto-Sound radio and if you want to throw and amp, sub and more speakers in, you'd have a great sound system but I've laid the ground work including two new auxiliary fuse blocks to new modern stuff doesn't tax the original electrical system. For modern safety, rear seat belts installed.

Although the idea is to sell this, we will trade for a 2010 or newer Ford Expedition.

Please contact me if you have any questions.