Yup, that's a Vista Cruiser. I can't imagine a better family vehicle has ever been made. What a great way to travel cross-country! The kids don't need a Nintendo or DVD player when they've got 3 acres of glass to keep them occupied. :grin:
I don't know about that! I remeber a trip to Pa. once back in the the very early 70's in the back of one of those things. We got sunburns on our faces from Satans Porthole in the roof.
Mike it still has the sun visors in the rear glass area. The wheelbase is a little longer than an extended cab Z71. What a comfortable ride. The interior is stock cloth and vinyl. Lighter turquoise / John
What size engine? JEA: I see it's a 67, what size motor is in it? I know the 68 and 69 had the G block 400's and worked really well. Is it an E block 400 or a 330? They were pretty heavy, what gear?
Dave car has a 330 . TH 350 tranny with road gears. I am thinking a 400 with a 442 louved hood and 442 badges. Car runs great especially for a heavy wagon. Haven't seen one in a long time with no rust anywhere. Headliner and storage compartment in rear show no water. Glass is perfect even on top. John
400 engine There are quite a few 400 G blocks (68-69) that come up from time to time quite reasonably and would be a great motor for that car. One of the guys on ROP was trying to sell his (from a 69 VC) a few months back. That was a mint engine from a total rust bucket grampa car. 400 E's are my favorite, but command big $$$. I now have 2 fresh ones for my 66 (B head ) and my 68 W30 (C head) car. Don't pass up a good 425 and a Turbo 400. I think they used the long tailshaft trans and they go pretty cheap, too from big cars. May know where there's a nice louvered 67 hood. Were the cars from "FuninAz?" or "DB442"?
A buddy of mine in high school drove his mom's '71 Vista Cruiser. Even with "just" a 350, it had more than enough power to get a couple of 16-year-olds into lots of trouble. Better fuel economy than a big block, too. This friend was mechanically inclined even at such a young age. He got sick of all that glass fogging up in Michigan winters, so he installed a second heater core and fan in the footwell area of the third seat. It worked great. Then he mounted a couple of good ol' Jensen Tri-Ax speakers in the back floor panel. Plexiglass doors were activated with servo motors to cover up the speakers when we had to haul lumber. And best of all, when we lifted up the floor panel to get access to the third seat, those speakers were pointed right out the back gate, so we could crank up the Van Halen while playing frisbee.
