Oldsmobile Models,Custom Cruiser(1971–1992).

Oldsmobile Models,Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser(1971–1992).

The Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser is an automobile that was manufactured and marketed by Oldsmobile from 1971 to 1992 across three generations. Sold exclusively as a five-door station wagon on the General Motors B platform, the Custom Cruiser marked the re-entry of Oldsmobile to the American full-size station wagon segment following the discontinuation of the 1964 Oldsmobile 88 Fiesta. The Custom Cruiser nameplate was first used by Oldsmobile from 1940 to 1947, denoting the top trim level of its C-body model line (later the Oldsmobile 98)

During its production, the Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser shared its body and chassis with the Oldsmobile Delta 88, Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, and various Buick, Pontiac, and Chevrolet full-size station wagons. From 1971 to 1976, the Custom Cruiser would become one of the largest and heaviest cars ever sold by GM in North America, reaching over 19 feet long and over 5,400 pounds. While not marketed as the flagship model line, from 1986 to its 1992 discontinuation, the Custom Cruiser was the largest model sold by the division and the sole rear-wheel drive vehicle.

While marking the re-entry of Oldsmobile into the full-size station wagon segment, after the 1992 model year, the Custom Cruiser was discontinued, becoming the final full-size station wagon produced by the division, as the division concentrated on the production of the far smaller Oldsmobile Silhouette minivan and Oldsmobile Bravada SUV. At the end of the 1996 model year, the Buick Roadmaster and Chevrolet Caprice station wagons were also discontinued, marking the end of full-size station wagon production by all three American automobile manufacturers.