They sent me a sample and it looks close but not exact. I am going to see if I can send them a sample of mine and see what they say. Both of my 62’s and my 62 parts car all look the same to me and are just a little different than my sample.

I was not able to get a picture but looked at my parts car. After the weatherstrip is out you will see the screws that hold it on. You will have to remove the weatherstrip first.

Thanks, I will give them a try

The issue with the 0 transaction bidder has been resolved and I have pulled the block. Turns out that he owns one of my former cars and I have talked to him on the phone before.
1.5 days left.

I had a bidder yesterday that had 0 transactions and just joined eBay yesterday. I have blocked them from bidding again till I know more about them. If you are that person let me know who you are and I will consider unblocking you. I just don’t want to deal with someone that new to eBay if I don’t know them or at least from a same community like…[Read more]

I have not done a front suspension rebuild yet on one of these cars but I am sure someone on here will be able to help. I will be doing my first one in the next year so I could use some of the same information. I did pick up some NOS ball joints from eBay a while back. I see aftermarket parts for the front suspension listed on eBay all the time…[Read more]

Listing is live. I can’t say I am not at least a little nervous about it. No reserve and no opening bid

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Jetfire/222856462434?hash=item33e347c062:g:TTIAAOSw7EtakbRV&vxp=mtr

This car will be on eBay tonight. I feel sure it will bring at least what I need so I am listing it as a no reserve and no opening bid auction. I will let it ride and sell it to the high bidder

The body is to far gone to restore on this one. I will get a better picture of the cowl tag. I think the transmission has been changed out. I looked and did not see the OX stamped in the tag. Not sure if the engine is original but I would bet it is. The turbo was changed because it is a 63. Has a 2bbl on the engine now.

I did hook up a battery…[Read more]

The boost gauge is a little crusty. I would bet it don’t work. I have not tested it yet. After getting better light in the exhaust side of the turbo I can see that it is not as new looking inside there as I thought. Just an average used turbo. It does spin and looks like it may have a good foot flange gasket. It feels soft when I poke it with my…[Read more]

VIN 621M31845
Engine Head S161183T
Block HHI290686
Build date on cowl tag 04B. When did they start building these cars? I know they were sold as a late 62 car but when did production start?

I got the trunk open and found more parts. The two parts that stick out most are that I found two of the 63 Jetfire emblems in there. Other than that it is mostly just used trim parts. I also found that the engine is not locked up and it is still the 62 turbo engine. If I get time later today I will see if it will start. The turbo setup that came…[Read more]

Over all there is not that much to tell about the show but sure had fun. Both Jetfires and the engine were for sure the buzz of the show. I had people coming to me saying that these cars are all they heard about all day till they got to my area to look themselves. I did not leave the cars much at all myself. I did have a guy looking pretty hard at…[Read more]

Here is a new You Tube video. I am listing the car for $32K. We have fully decided to do a concourse restoration on the 62 4 speed car when this car sells.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKZJ4_g_omc&t=11s

I have a Jetfire 4 speed distributor if you just have to have the correct numbers. The problem is, it is stuck in the block and not going to be easy to remove. It would need a good rebuild I would assume, not looked at it for a while.

People sure love learning about the Jetfire model. It is fun to bring awareness to people that have no idea these cars were even made.