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Jnelson09 ◊ 2006-09-20 01:15	I think there's a Chrysler New Yorker in the background.
lastinpurple ◊ 2006-09-23 22:42	Someone has a pic of this car crushed?
stpaulcarguy ◊ 2006-11-04 06:04	this ones a 70 but in the scene with the crushed one look closley at the grille. The crushed one is a 71-72
modell ◊ 2006-12-10 04:52
crossroads ◊ 2006-12-10 05:29	OMG NOOO!!!
ahight ◊ 2006-12-10 05:51	that is sad...one day people will be collecting those.
firebird86 ◊ 2006-12-10 06:10	ahight wrote that is sad...one day people will be collecting those. We already are, Im currently looking for a 1972 Vista Cruiser, Ive got all the parts I need to make it into a 442 Vista Cruiser.
modell ◊ 2006-12-10 23:33	Well, we just have to remember that this was considered an "old" car when the movie came out. It'd be like a 1994 model today.
firebird86 ◊ 2006-12-10 23:53	It makes a pretty neat looking 2dr huh?
stpaulcarguy ◊ 2006-12-11 04:23	thats a great idea firebird, I bet if someone did that 4 real they'd catch alot of eyes at the car show. . . . . . . id drive one.
stpaulcarguy ◊ 2006-12-11 04:25	btw look close at the crushed grille. the one they F'ed up has to be a 71-72. -- Last edit: 2008-08-15 07:59:19
Wampa-One ◊ 2008-05-31 22:01
trinity ◊ 2008-07-30 12:52	deleted comment
Murf32 ◊ 2008-09-06 22:07	Earlier on, I pegged the car as a 70, the reason being is the front fender arches look different than those from later models, that and Olds had done a facelift on the car, well, almost every year they changed how it looked.
1990dodgeWS150 ◊ 2009-03-21 20:23	Firebird86 wrote We already are, Im currently looking for a 1972 Vista Cruiser, Ive got all the parts I need to make it into a 442 Vista Cruiser. Hey if keep watching Barrett-Jackson you never know, one of the three factory 442 Vista Cruisers just might show up LMAO As for me I'm wanting to see a 1970 Chevy Chevelle wagon with the LS6 454 Nothing like Muscle Wagons -- Last edit: 2009-03-21 20:25:42
artytoons ◊ 2009-08-07 02:37	modell wrote The Griswold Family station wagon being traded in for the Family Truxter. No refunds...
AfroNinja376 ◊ 2010-06-17 07:58	Notice how the wheels change on the car when it is driven onto the lot and after it is crushed.
fleetwood75 ◊ 2010-07-11 05:00	I'm looking for a good condition 1968 through 1972 Pontiac Tempest/Le Mans Safari wagon that I can maybe put a 454, 502 or 572 Chevy in, Complete with 4 inch Flowmasters, I tell you Baby, Muscle Wagons KICK ASS!!! Ain't nothin' else on this planet quite like 'em!!!
bw626 ◊ 2011-04-17 04:26	I doubt the dealer would have crusher onsite and would do it that quickly.
maxman ◊ 2012-12-18 08:42	Pretty sure there is no real dealership with an on-site crusher. Besides, doing that is illegal, since Clark hadn't traded in his car yet and was unsatisfied with what they brought him.
carfan001 ◊ 2013-03-11 10:51	Wampa-One wrote The vista cruiser clark "trades" in dosen't look the one they crush because if you look at the thumbnail it looks like a junker and the one clark "trades" in looks to be in really nice condition. -- Last edit: 2013-03-11 11:03:42
maxman ◊ 2013-03-23 06:02	He doesn't trade it in. He lets the dealership evaluate and appraise it for the trade-in.
mercury man 01 ◊ 2013-05-09 09:29	Another nice car gone.
Nightrider ◊ 2013-05-09 10:37	mercury man 01 wrote Another nice car gone. It was gone a long time ago, did you realize it?
mercury man 01 ◊ 2013-05-10 07:53	Nightrider wrote It was gone a long time ago, did you realize it? I know but it's still a shame
Globe199 ◊ 2014-01-03 06:11	I'd like to see somebody re-do this car in the Family Truckster style -- eight headlights and all that.
maxman ◊ 2014-02-20 19:34	globe199 wrote I'd like to see somebody re-do this car in the Family Truckster style -- eight headlights and all that. No. Just no.
l6632154j ◊ 2015-06-25 15:39	globe199 wrote I'd like to see somebody re-do this car in the Family Truckster style -- eight headlights and all that. Oh,hell no.
L182 ◊ 2017-06-25 01:27	AfroNinja376 wrote Notice how the wheels change on the car when it is driven onto the lot and after it is crushed. That's right, When Clark and Russ first drive the Vista Cruiser onto the lot, It has regular Olds hubcaps, But after it's flattened by the crusher, It has Pontiac Rallye mag wheels.
Darren_VolvoS80 ◊ 2018-08-27 04:47	They should've kept the Vista Cruiser, although it probably had issues which is why they were trading it in prior to the long road trip. I'd love to see an alternate version of this movie where they take the Vista Cruiser instead of the Truckster. These cars were beautiful, practically living rooms on wheels.
michal gano77 ◊ 2018-09-28 13:52	maxman wrote Pretty sure there is no real dealership with an on-site crusher. Besides, doing that is illegal, since Clark hadn't traded in his car yet and was unsatisfied with what they brought him. Yes, that thing hit me when I watched this movie first time. Now when this kind of car dealers came to Poland I'm prtty sure there's something wrong with that operaton , in Poland no one wuoldn't bother with crushing Hellen' old car, thay'd press it in to some "Janusza" ( polish slang name for tipical fool), as a ocasion "German cried when he sold it!
TomboyJanet ◊ 2019-08-12 22:05	I feel like they probably got footage of an old car getting crushed and just bought one to match it. They probably also dragged the crushed one over as a prop -- Last edit: 2019-08-12 22:06:24

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1970 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser in National Lampoon's Vacation, Movie, 1983

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