8. Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser 455
How could a family station wagon be a muscle car? The answer is when consumers could order the 1970 Vista Cruiser with a 455 V8 monster of an engine. It was basically the same powerplant from the famed Oldsmobile 442 muscle car. This transformed an ordinary 70’s American suburban wagon into a fire-breathing muscle car disguised as practical family transport.
But the performance of the Vista Cruiser 455 was no match for the regular Oldsmobile 442. The reason was the weight of the wagon, but the Vista was still quick with 0 to 60 mph times of around six seconds. Unfortunately, not many people knew about this option in 1970 because Oldsmobile installed the 455 in only a handful of Vista Cruisers. That is why those cars are so rare today.