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1964 Oldsmobile VISTA-CRUISER

Station wagons occupy a special place in the hearts and minds of many who grew up with them as their family car. General Motors, like other automakers, was keenly aware of the lucrative market segment in the 1960s, so when the new A-body intermediates were developed for 1964 to replace the smaller Y-bodies, station wagons remained in the program.

Oldsmobile and Buick took the concept a step further by offering their higher-line

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