easydean

Hello. I am new to this site and Oldsmobile. I bought a car from a fellow the other day and he took me to another guys place and he had the 65 Vista Cruiser-for sale-I slept on it and bought it last night-the one thing that I find interesting is it is a 330 engine but is a 3 on the tree (straight stick)-I am thinking this must be a bit unusual-am I right???

oldcutlass

Welcome to the site, not unusual at all. While the majority of the cars sold were automatics, there were people that just liked manual transmissions back then. Post some pictures when you get a chance.

F-85 4-4-2

Is this the car you bought? I gave the seller a call last Saturday, to see if it was indeed a stick car, but have only exchanged messages. And it's not like I need another wagon!


http://www.autabuy.com/Vehicles/Deta...ISTA%20CRUISER

joe_padavano

Welcome. The column-shifted three speed manual trans was the base equipment in the Vista Cruiser (as it was in all F-85s that year). You are correct in that the vast majority of buyers paid extra for the optional automatic.

easydean

You are correct-this is the car I bought and is a 3 on the tree indeed. Only problem is I am an AMC guy and was picking up a Gremlin when I got a chance to see the wagon and just could not pass on it-not sure what to do with it yet-I bought it because one of my buddies was looking for a neat wagon but bought something else the same day I bought the wagon. Thanks, Dean cell 701-205-6906

oldcutlass

You never know, you might play with this a while.

Indy_68_S

Already has clutch parts, right? Sooo....455 & a 4 speed.

Greg Rogers

That car must be so neat! Nothing like a wagon with a stick. Good luck with it. Please post some pics!!