Named after their 1953 “dream car,” the second generation Oldsmobile Starfire debuted in 1961 only as a convertible. At the time, it was the most expensive Oldsmobile ever offered. As the flagship of the Oldsmobile line, the Starfire featured every available option as standard equipment. It also featured, as standard equipment, Oldsmobile’s most powerful engine, the venerable Skyrocket V-8 with a four-barrel Rochester carburetor.
Santa Monica 2016
1961 Oldsmobile Starfire
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$11,550 USD | Sold
| Santa Monica, California
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- 394 cubic inch Skyrocket V-8 engine
- Hydra-Matic automatic transmission
- Hydro-E-Lectric power top
- Four-barrel Rochester carburetor
- Black plate California car
- Power steering
- Power brakes
- Power windows
- Original keys
- A solid, dry restoration candidate
This Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible comes from long-term storage, and is in need of restoration. This Starfire has light blue paint with a matching interior and parade boot, and a white vinyl Hydro-E-Lectric power top. Other features include power windows, a center console-mounted tachometer, and a set of original keys.
An investor guide to the American convertible, published in 1979, estimated that there only 220 examples of this car that had survived or been accounted for, adding to the need to restore this great car to whole again.
