My parents bought a 1966 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser, white with luggage rack, and took nine of us on a grand tour from coast to coast. The Vista Dome was great to have among the giant redwoods and canyon streets of the big cities. Almost 20 years later I bought my Father-in-Law's very low mileage 1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser. He had only used it to tow his camping trailer to the mountains once a year. That was a true land yacht.
“nine of us “
Close family?
We had relatives all over the country. Dad had met Mom at the University of Idaho and we had grandparents and aunts and uncles in ID; more relatives near Gary, Indiana; Chicago; Albuquerque; and Fort Worth. Every two years Dad would buy a new car and for summer vacation we’d drive a huge loop from upstate New York all around the country visiting everybody. Those were fun trips, even cramped in the back seat with two sisters and no air conditioning.