Pick of the Day: 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Corvette

this Daily Picks is a 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Corvette listed on ClassicCars.com by an Illinois dealer.

If you’ve ever wanted to buy an old, large, comfortable American car, such as a Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, you might have been advised to look for a car owned by an older person. The logic is that such owners typically drive their cars gently, don’t put many miles on them, and have them maintained by the dealer. The dealer selling this 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser must have heard the same advice and acted on it.

According to them, they bought this three-row carriage from the original owner, a 93-year-old woman. Yes, there are 93,637 miles on the odometer, but when you crunch the numbers, you’ll find that they average out to less than 3,000 miles per year over 30 years.

The Deep Maple Red Metallic and Gunmetal Gray Metallic exteriors are reportedly “gleaming and looking just like they did in the showroom 32 years ago.” The interior’s three-row cloth seats are said to be in “original condition with no rips, stains or tears.” Amenities include tinted power windows (and a tinted Vista roof for the second row), power mirrors and locks, tilt steering column, cruise control, air conditioning and AM/FM/cassette radio.

If hauling cargo is more important than carrying people, the second-row bench and rear-facing third row can fold down to free up 91.9 cubic feet of cargo space, according to the brochure. The tailgate, which can be lowered or opened like a door, makes loading this area easier.

Unlike the Buick Roadmaster model, the Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser station wagon was only offered for the 1991 and 1992 model years. This one benefits from the L05 5.7-liter V8 engine that was only launched in 1992. Rated at 180 horsepower, it’s slightly more powerful than the 170-horsepower 5.0-liter V8, but it produces significantly more torque: 300 pound-feet vs. 255 pound-feet.

Combine that with the relative obscurity of this Oldsmobile and the fact that it comes from the era of the last full-size, rear-wheel-drive, V8-powered American station wagons, and you’re looking at something to roll with after you pay the $14,995 asking price automotive history. Of course it’s the price.

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