Before the current crossover craze that grips the United States at the moment, station wagons used to be the pinnacle American vehicle – long and spacious with the driving chops of a school bus. Nowadays, wagons are few and far between, as they’ve been almost entirely supplanted by the aforementioned utility vehicles. Now, you have the opportunity to relive the glory of the station wagon, as this 1973 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser is currently listed for sale.
Posted for sale online by Streetside Classics, this 1973 Oldsmobile station wagon appears to be in fantastic condition despite being nearly 50 years old. Notably, the seller notes that the vehicle has been touched up recently.
Featuring a striking Emerald Green paint job – a factory-correct color – this Custom Cruiser also boasts wood paneling that provides a noticeable contrast. Further exterior details include chrome bumpers, wire wheel covers, whitewall tires, a luggage rack, and fender skirts, along with an power-operated tailgate.
On the inside, the interior is seemingly all original. The three rows of seating are all furnished in saddle brown leather, while the second and third rows fold flat to provide an enormous cargo area. Additional luxury features include power windows, a tilt steering column, power locks, and a power seat.
Woodgrain trim pieces can be found throughout the interior, creating continuity with the exterior wood paneling. Convenience features include cold-blowing R134a air conditioning, an upgraded AM/FM/CD radio with Bluetooth, and remote controls for operating the aforementioned tailgate.
Under the hood lies the four-barrel Oldsmobile Rocket V8, a 455 cubic-inch Big Block gasoline engine that was rated at 210 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque when it rolled off the assembly line. Power is routed to the rear wheels via the GM three-speed automatic transmission.
With a claimed 46,200 miles showing on the odometer, this 1973 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser is a stellar example of the station wagon’s golden days. With all that in mind, what do you think, dear reader? Is this Custom Cruiser worth the nearly $27,000 price tag? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below!
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That’s about as big as they ever were! Is that an Oldsmobile or is it a green tank?
Miss Those Cars… Miss Chrome … Miss Green Cars …
A true Landyacht !! All of those full size GM cars were huge by today’s standards. They were not thinking about ” economy” when they designed those , but rather ” luxury ” The oil shortages of 1973 – ’74 , forever changed the future of our automobiles .Cars built today are very efficient and of course lighter . I truly miss those older cars as they all have a story to tell and were part of our lives so long ago ! Let’s preserve some for future generations to ” enjoy!” Happy Motoring !
Actually the seats were not leather- they were vinyl Moroccen. The Custom Crusisers- even to their demise in 1992, had pretty spartan seats compared to the other three full-size siblings. Most years only cloth seats were offered with a vinyl 3rd row seat. This is despite the fact I thought they were pretty handsome wagons from the outside.
A lot of Naugas died for that interior.
WOW old school. My Dad always had an Oldsmobile and I thought that Old’s had the best overall quality of all the GM brands back then. Nice car.
I was assigned several Oldsmobile wagons for a company car. Awesome car to drive.
OMG! Soooo 1973! How in the world did we park those beasts?! We don’t much know the history
of this green monster but with the visibility it gets being featured here it will probably garner the
asking price, not that I think it’s worth it. Looking closely at the photos it reveals a “50 year patina”.
Parking was certainly a challenge in those things. My brother in law said he took his driver’s test in one, I did mine in a 1961 Cadillac Sedan deVille, which I believe was even a few inches longer than the Olds. Either way, there wasn’t much room left over in the parking test spot, but we somehow managed. Ah, good times.
Without looking up the length of this and of the average full sized SUV today, I can’t imagine much of a difference. The thing about this wagon is the better visibility out vs. the huge boxes everyone pilots around today.
Yeah, my granddad had a green 73 Delta 88 with the 455 Rocket V-8. My other granddad had a 75? 98 that had to be 25’ long. It was the closest you could get to a Cadillac.
My aunt and uncle had one. It easily carted 8 rowdy teenagers to a county fair. Yes, I was a passenger.
My 1st Custom Cruiser Wgn was an 89.Wed just adopted our 4 sons and it was perfect. Kids, dogs,relatives, friends, even a pot belly pig! Hated minivans. My 2nd was a 92 loaded Corp car with 5k miles. All leather,BURGUNDY WOOD DELETTE.. GORGEOUS CAR! That began my love for these big GM wagons. Sold my last one 95 Buick Roadmaster 9 months ago.
Wagons are cool
From the article: “Nowadays, wagons are few and far between, as they’ve been almost entirely supplanted by the aforementioned utility vehicles”
I beg to differ. All they did is jack the wagons up and made them less classy and more butch. Then slapped the SUV moniker on them and they began to sell like hotcakes again.
Anyhow, what a fantastic and nice old car. Back in my grade school days, one of my friends parents had one just like this in light brown with the wood grain. Loved riding in that thing.
Exactly Dan B. People who think wagons are few and far between should go to a custom car show. Classic and custom wags have been rolling big for years. I’ve owned over 50 since my first, a 64 Impala, in 1976. Of course, we don’t have them in the showrooms like years ago, but go to a country like Sweden where late-model wagons are a staple.
Hauled the kids and the groceries. And to think we use to parallel park these things in town. Sure miss seeing the Detroit Steel!
I agree MK. Do SUV’s come in any colors besides white, black or gray? I have an ’87 Custom Cruiser in gold / woodgrain and multi tone tweedy upholstery.
I’d love to own this ’73 green beauty.
The price is high but so are most classics nowadays.
If this was located closer, I’d check it out.
I had a ’73 98 4-door hardtop. Dark red with a white vinyl roof. 1/14″ whitewalls. I had it 2 weeks before I noticed the clock on the front seat back to the rear seat people. Floated like a dream down the highway.
Hello, thanks for showing of Oldsmobile station wagon . This is oldsmobile in it’s finest hour. Truly stylish , sporty , and luxurious wagon. I love it. First class travel. Cheers
If you ever washed and waxed that wagon including the roof that was a 4 hour job. Big is an understatement at almost 5,000 lbs it was tank/car.
I do miss working on them.
Nice car. Brings back a lot of memories. Our last Olds wagon was a 62. My mom upgraded to a 66 Olds 98. I’m not at all sure that I could park that in our current garage.
Our family had the exact same car, but yellow gold. We had a 5 person family. We would put a mattress in the back, cooler of pop and a basket full of food chips and snacks. Made many trips from Michigan to Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee etc. A great way to travel. Plus the wagon would get around Michigan snow like a tank. Great memories.
One of the best cars made with plenty of room
Isn’t this the wagon from National Lampoons Summer Vacation starring Chevy Chase. The one where they travel across the US to California to go to Wally World!
No, but it’s a similar color. The Wagon Queen Family Truckster was based on a Ford Country Squire from the 80s.
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful 😍