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STATS
330
cu engine (the 350 downsized w/o the loss
of hp; cast iron, not aluminum)
3-speed
automatic tranny (from a 1980 Trans Am; I
like the original 2-speed Jetaway better
though)
2-barrel
Rochester carb
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- 60 mph in about 10 seconds (don't laugh,
this was never built as a dragster); and
for those skeptics, yes, before my engine
rebuild in 1999 and when I still had my
Jetaway tranny, we did indeed time this
acceleration rate (and with 2 people in
the car)!
Wedgewood
Mist exterior paint (an original 1964 Olds
color)
Original
interior upholstery and accouterments
All
manual windows, seats and mirrors (just
the way I like it: keep it simple!)
Courtesy
light package (dome light, map light, and
under dash lights)
Original
front, waist-seat-belts (optional in 1964)
manufactured by the Safety Air Chute Co.! |
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This is my
daily driver, and this is not your
father's piece of plastic Oldsmobile! It's your
grandfather's piece of real-steel!
My
model is the
2-door hardtop, Holiday Coupe, which means that it
has the ribbed (carriage) roof that makes it look like a convertible,
a style I prefer to the "flat topped" models of that year.
The Jetstar 88
was Oldsmobile's entry line model for the 88 series,
with the Dynamic 88 next in line, etc., finally
being topped by the 98 series. In later
years, these lower end models were absorbed into
the famous Delta 88 category.
Unbeknownst
to many is the fact that the Jetstar 88
model of 1964 spawned the Pontiac GTO, produced for the
first time during the same year. When
Pontiac heard of what Oldsmobile was doing with their 1964
model of the Jetstar 88 (see below), they considered it a threat to
their Catalina series, and as a result, developed the GTO as a
competitor. The rest is history.
The
most interesting (and sometimes frustrating) fact
about the 1964 Jetstar 88 model (both the 2 and
4-door types), is that though a B-body model
(full-size) it was equipped with a mid-size engine (of
which an experimental type was successfully used
in a small airplane), tranny, wheel-base and brake system.
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Fresh
out of the body shop
(the first time)
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Ditto |
A
rear shot that shows off her
ribbed roof and partial fins |
 A
passenger door shot of the interior |
A
rear shot of her when she
was still sporting her original
Bermuda Blue paint scheme |
A
twilight shot
while on the road |
Yep,
that's a very young
looking me posing with my
"new" car |
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