Here's some more information about these two wagons, courtesy of Greg Pruett:
GM originally shipped the cars to Hurst.
Judging by the background scenery these pictures were taken at
the Oldsmobile Centennial celebration last August 1997.
I'm a little fuzzy on how the story behind them goes. As
I understand it, Hurst (not Oldsmobile) provided the pace car
for the `72 Indy 500. They outfitted some Cutlass convertibles
with H/O packages and Indy decals to fit the bill. In addition
they outfitted some Vista Cruisers with the same equipment as
the pace car(s). The wagons were used for doctor cars and press
cars. Odds are these are the ones, I can't say for sure
they're not copies though.
I have some pictures of these cars too but I don't have
them scanned, they're in a drawer somewhere at the moment.
I do have one interior pic I shot of the car that's in a pile
of papers here on the desk. It's fully loaded, power windows,
buckets/console, rallye pack, sport wheel, 8-track, AC, and a
Hurst shifter, possibly a dual-gate. It also has an H/O indy 500
pace car plaque on the dash where the little "Vista Cruiser"
emblem normally goes. As far as I could tell the cars are in pristine
condition, velvet pillow and all that.....
Anywayz, Hurst did outfit some Vista Cruisers for the 1972 Indy
500. Very rare...and odds are very fast too. :)
Thanks to Greg for sharing this information..........SLM
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