1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar 88 Convertible - No Reserve on 2040-cars

Year:1964 Mileage:48000

Location:

Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, United States

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1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar 88 Convertible
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The GOOD:

California car until 2008 - Still have black plates. It has been garaged nightly since - never seen snow or salty roads.

3903 of these were produced, and this one in in awesome condition.

Power Brakes and Power Steering. Dives smoothly with one finger.

Complete fresh rebuild of the original 330 engine 3500 miles ago - new pistons (although this is still a 2 barrel carb, we put in the 4 barrel pistons... apparently there's a difference), turned crank, new rockers and rocker rods, bored 10 over, decked surfaces, oil pump, starter, etc.

Transmission - ST100 2 speed was gone through by local transmission shop - 3500 miles ago

Magnetic pick up, to replace points and condenser.

Fresh battery

All the gauges and speedometer work (Odometer was at 42,000 when I got the car, and I replaced the whole cluster last summer. The replacement started at 22,000. So I am guessing on exact milage. Regardless, it is what it is - A California car with new, or serviced mechanicals). I never let the fuel get to empty, so I don't know what happens after 1/4.

Lots of new rubber pieces installed - some not installed, will go with car.

Top is about 5 years old - super nice condition. All new rams, hoses and pump for top as well.

New Chrome rims, with Shannon Cones in front and Dog Dish in back. This summer, I switched to 15 inch rims, and I lowered the back by taking out one full loop of the coils.

New Wide White Wall Coker Tires.

New Dual Exhaust - steel with cherry bombs. Not loud, just cool.

New Shocks

New brake pads, rotors, springs, cylinders, adjusters (over $900 worth of work)

New heater core - works awesome - fan blows great, and I got really nice duct tubes from a parts car. The vents work as they should too.

Some re-chroming; some not. Left vent widow frame re-chromed, haven't done the right yet. Rear Fin Caps re-chromed. Rear trunk trim and Eyebrows re-chromed. Some chrome I replaced with better chrome off of ebay purchases.

New visors, with period correct Oldsmobile Mirrors on each one.

New Glovebox and light.

Front turn signals are New Original Stock (NOS)

Back up lights are NOS

Interior covering were redone about 6 years ago; still very nice.

Body is super straight and solid (once upon a time the front right corner must have been in a fender bender; I can tell there is light body work there. I have replacement pieces for all involved parts. I had the car quite a while before I even noticed it).

Gets a lot of attention, and is super fun to drive!

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Less Than Good:

When I went to 15 inch rims, I should have bought them with one more inch of back set. The fronts will slightly rub outer fender when turning in and out of driveways, and the rears need to be aired down to get on and off (no big deal). The ride awesome, and look great. But when they wear out, I would consider making the change. OR go with air bags and really have fun.

Paint looks shinny and nice 15 feet away, but is a cheap enamel paint job. You will find blemishes and a few chips in a quick walk around. This said, I get trophies at shows and thumbs up everywhere I go.

The doors are not keyed to trunk (never had door keys). I do have trunk, ignition and glovebox keys.

Radio works, but needs an AM booster where I live. I have a Wonder Bar AM/FM I just bought off ebay, not installed (no back speaker).

If you are looking for the perfect car to enjoy, this could be it... if you are looking for a perfect car, don't buy an old one. A few things still need to be finished depending how far you want to take it.

You can own this car for a long time, and do nothing but add gas, and drive. Or you could easily bag and slam it - go nuts with it or leave it. Great car!

Good luck, and thank you for looking!

I do have a lien on this car, and we are a state where the banks hold the title. I recommend the use of Escrow.com. You pay them, they secure title, and do not allow any funds to transfer until you are happy with the car. Used them before, and it was great!

Super cool hot rod car, no regrets clean olds. Vintage custom 50's style car!!

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