Retrospective

[HarleyEarl]

Did you know that Oldsmobile pioneered the use of turbo-chargers in production cars? It was the 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 Jetfire Sport Coupe.

http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/bv/...f85_jetfire.htm

1963 Oldsmobile F-85 Jetfire Turbo

[z28luvr01]

I love these. Once I move out of the snow belt, I'd love to pick up one as a daily driver...maybe stuff an Aurora V8 in one for kicks. You can find them completely restored for $10-15K

[Sixty8panther]

I love these. Once I move out of the snow belt, I'd love to pick up one as a daily driver...maybe stuff an Aurora V8 in one for kicks. You can find them completely restored for $10-15K

Next time you see a TURBOCHARGED 1963 Oldsmobile F85 restored for $10,000 please let me know!

No offense but if you ripped out an original Turbo'd 215 just to put the least

impressive No* in it I'd have to say you were a prick for destroying history.

That's like if you dropped a 4.6L V8 out of a Corwn Vic in your '68 Corvette.

[Camino LS6]

I'm guessing Z. just meant the F-85, not the turboed version.

[z28luvr01]

Next time you see a TURBOCHARGED 1963 Oldsmobile F85 restored for $10,000 please let me know!

No offense but if you ripped out an original Turbo'd 215 just to put the least

impressive No* in it I'd have to say you were a prick for destroying history.

That's like if you dropped a 4.6L V8 out of a Corwn Vic in your '68 Corvette.

You know, I did all that work last month upgrading the site and installed a spell checker, just for you. How about using it for crying out loud?

The ones I've seen must not have been turbo cars. IIRC, they were all around 185hp. Those I've seen done for $10K and wouldn't have second thoughts about putting a modern powertrain in it and using it as a DD. Regardless, I would save the original powertrain in the garage as long as it isn't seized solid. Obviously I'm not up on classic Oldsmobiles, but I'd definitely do my homework on a car like that before buying one. I fell in love with the early 60s F-85s after seeing a 1963 covnvertible at an auction last year, to the point where I would have tried to win it if the bidding stayed reasonable and I could find an outfit that reproduced sheetmetal for it (it didn't, and I couldn't). I love the tidy dimensions, the low, lean, mini-64 Impala SS side sculpting. Plus, you get all that with a V8 to boot!

[Drew Dowdell]

There is a good write up on these in "Setting The Pace".

[balthazar]

I heard you can't get the 'Turbo Fluid' for these anymore...