That tag is not from your car. Unless someone cut the roof off and made it a convertible.The tag says it’s a Hard Top. Someone parted out a Jetfire and put it all on a convertible.The factory would never use the wrong body style code for production. It can’t work that way. If it was a “factory convertible” Jetfire, the tag would still have a 3167…[Read more]

No Jetfire convertibles were ever built. The dealer could have made one up to get a sale, but unlikely. It could only be validated by factory paperwork, like a Protecto Plate. Someone built this car, its been done before. And its been customized.
Value would be what a custom 62 convertible would be worth, what the condition is, plus the value of…[Read more]

Jim, Thanks for posting this. I never saw the New York Times article.
Wow, that Cirrus Blue 1962 Jetfire sure got famous. But it is a special car and that’s why it sold for $42,100. I found it in a garage in Los Angeles where it had been sitting for over 25 years, not running. The original owner had died and the family was selling everything. It…[Read more]

wOW, thanks for posting the link Eric, I have never seen that full version. Now we know the whole story of the 4 people in the Jetfire from the black and white commercial.
It must be a pre-production Jetfire. The console has satin chrome instead of polished chrome. The fluid tank cap is also different.It looks like the windshield has a rubber…[Read more]

The 1961 Cutlass sounded good with the level 2:
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and also dual carbs:

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The Skylark had plenty of carburetors to feed it:

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The Skylark had plenty of carburetors to feed it:

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I have put the Crower Level 3 in a 62 Skylark 215. And I have put a Crower Level 2 in a 61 Olds Cutlass 215. Both worked fine. The level 3 was lopey-er of course..

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I have put the Crower Level 3 in a 62 Skylark 215. And I have put a Crower Level 2 in a 61 Olds Cutlass 215. Both worked fine. The level 3 was lopey-er of course..

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Legendary Wheel has the Magnum 400 for early Mustangs in 2 colors, 4 x 4.5″, 4″ backspace, 15 x 6″. The perfect fit for our cars. This one has BFG 215/60-15 fits with no rubbing and is perfectly centered.

This car is an original 4 speed. The tunnel is modified like Jim shows. I will take photos when I remove the carpet as I have only seen it from under the car.

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I don’t know if this is the original carpet, I never seen one like this. Really nice fit, and its cut and sewn on the tunnel. Its just dirty and would need the SEM dye, but can anyone say this is original?

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Original Jetfire distributor for manual transmission will have the part number 1111021 stamped on the point plate. My date code is 2 L 8 which decodes as November 8, 1962, correct for the car build date:

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Yes Jim, 63 reproduction seat covers AND front and rear door panels are available. Although the reproduction front seat covers do not have the original carpeted lower back portions:

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That’s the car Jim. I will make it roadworthy and then see what it needs.
The engine compartment is painted Black. I have confirmed there is no body color under the black paint. The car is a 01D BC (January 1963, 4th week, Southgate California) build. Body #791. There is a number hand written in grease pencil near the Turbo fluid tank of “2539”…[Read more]

Turbo is operational and date code is 12-17-62, car is 01D so I believe it to be original. Here is the seal: