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Purchased a Vista Cruiser on Ebay and then drove it 3000 miles through Canada

Old Jul 16, 2013 | 08:44 PM
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Purchased a Vista Cruiser on Ebay and then drove it 3000 miles through Canada

Old Jul 16, 2013 | 09:02 PM
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Nice car. Nice trip.

Looks like you were up around here the whole time - great place to drive around in the summer!

- Eric
Old Jul 16, 2013 | 09:07 PM
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great video!!!
Old Jul 16, 2013 | 09:20 PM
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Cool. Thanks for sharing!
Old Jul 17, 2013 | 02:20 AM
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Cool trip. Looks like it was professionally produced. Is there any upcoming story on the trip? Hagarty (I think) had one of their émployees do a trip last year in a similar Vista with his wife and two girls. Mostly in the northeastern US and back across from Niagara Falls to Detroit through Canada.
Old Jul 17, 2013 | 05:18 AM
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Nice! And now I won't have to take a vacation this year as I enjoyed yours so much!
Old Jul 17, 2013 | 07:30 AM
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Great trip, video and last but not least sweet Vista Cruiser
Old Jul 17, 2013 | 07:48 AM
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nice! And now i won't have to take a vacation this year as i enjoyed yours so much!

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Old Jul 17, 2013 | 08:32 AM
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You guys are awesome, cool car too.
Old Jul 17, 2013 | 11:06 AM
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Great video! thanks for sharing!
Old Jul 17, 2013 | 04:54 PM
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These cars are made for the road, not traffic jams!
Old Jul 17, 2013 | 05:36 PM
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Very cool video.
Looks like ya'll had a blast!
Old Jul 19, 2013 | 03:50 AM
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Great vid, Had to watch it twice. Looks like a fun trip.
Old Jul 19, 2013 | 06:48 AM
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Awesome video! Perfect songs for it too. Nice Neil Peart drum solo too. Was the Rush concert part of your trip?


Originally Posted by allyolds68
Cool trip. Looks like it was professionally produced. Is there any upcoming story on the trip? Hagarty (I think) had one of their émployees do a trip last year in a similar Vista with his wife and two girls. Mostly in the northeastern US and back across from Niagara Falls to Detroit through Canada.
You're right about the Hagerty trip. It was in their mailing recently. I scanned it and still need to post it. It's another great tale of a classic Oldsmobile on a family vacation. I'll put it up here as soon as I remember to do it!
Old Jul 19, 2013 | 02:56 PM
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Great video! I especially love the Neal Peart drum solo. MORE COW BELL!!! Lol
Old Jul 19, 2013 | 06:15 PM
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Rush was in Halifax. Sold out but we managed some 5th row seats.
Old Jul 19, 2013 | 06:41 PM
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Yeah it looks like you had great seats! Must have been a great show.
Old Jul 19, 2013 | 07:07 PM
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Very cool video. Some of those sights are very familiar as my family flew up to Halifax two years ago for a vacation and went through Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and back to Halifax, where on my last night got a speeding ticket in a Halifax speed trap! All in all, we went 2200 KM (rental car was metric, or I would be saying miles). Looks like you hit Peggy's Cove... I took the same picture of that warning sign that says "Injury and Death have Rewarded Careless Sightseers, Enjoy the Sea From a Distance." Your video brought back good memories of a fun trip.

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Old Jul 22, 2013 | 07:44 AM
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Nice!
Old Jul 24, 2013 | 07:40 PM
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72 Vista project which has been hanging around for over 20 years left the property this past weekend.

Buddy offered up his pretty decent 69 Challenger in trade. Hey, whatever.
Old Jul 25, 2013 | 07:28 PM
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Car arrives in Florida Tuesday. Planning on enjoying it for a couple of weeks before pulling the engine for mods!
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