The Pick of the Day is a 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser listed by an Illinois dealership on ClassicCars.com.
If you’ve ever wanted to buy an older big, cushy American car such as a Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, you’ve probably been advised to look for one owned by an elderly person. The logic is that that kind of owner typically drives their car gently, doesn’t put a lot of miles on it, and keeps it maintained by a dealer. The selling dealer offering this 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser must’ve heard the same kind of advice and acted on it.
According to them, they bought this three-row wagon from the original owner: a 93-year-old lady. Yes, there are 93,637 miles on the odometer, but when you crunch the numbers, you see those average out to less than 3,000 miles a year over three decades.
The Dark Maple Red Metallic and Gunmetal Gray Metallic exterior reportedly “shines and presents like it did in the showroom 32 years ago.” Inside, the three rows of cloth seats are said to be “in pristine condition with no rips, stains, or tears.” Conveniences include tinted power windows (as well as a tinted Vista roof over the second row), power mirrors and locks, a tilt steering column, cruise control, air conditioning, and an AM/FM/cassette radio.
If hauling cargo is more of a priority than carrying people, the second-row bench and rear-facing third row can be folded down to free up 91.9 cubic feet of cargo space, according to the brochure. A tailgate that can be lowered or opened like a door makes loading that area easier.
Unlike its Buick Roadmaster counterpart, the Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser station wagon was only offered in the 1991 and 1992 model years. This one benefits from the L05 5.7-liter V8 that was only available for ’92. Rated at 180 horsepower, it was slightly more potent than the 170-horse base 5.0-liter V8, but it generated substantially more torque: 300 lb-ft vs. 255.
Combine this Oldsmobile’s relative obscurity with the fact that it’s from the era of the last full-size, rear-wheel-drive, V8-powered American station wagons and you’ve got a rolling piece of automotive history – after you pay the $14,995 asking price, of course.
Click here to view the listing for this Pick of the Day on ClassicCars.com.
Source: www.classiccars.com