This classic Olds has held up better than the majority of its peers.
Salt City Classics is offering an absolutely beautiful luxury car that shows GM flexing its muscles at its height. This 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire is mostly original, and it has the amazing patina to prove it. Roll in this for the next classic car cruise in your area and you’ll definitely stick out while turning heads and creating a buzz.
An impressive Polar White body has only been resprayed once. While the paint isn’t perfect, it looks nice. The same can be said for the brightwork on the nose, tail, and side panels. No major flaws in the body are visible, so you’re getting a vehicle with good bones. This car rolls on the stock wheels.
It also has the factory interior, including floormats, which is quite phenomenal after 57 years. Two-tone vinyl seats and door panels look largely free of wear, and all the OE controls as well as gauges are still in place. Some blemishes are present on the dash, likely from regular use and possibly attaching something using adhesive, but those should be easy enough to correct.
According to the seller, not only does the 394ci V8 in this Olds start up and drive smoothly, there aren’t the typical and troubling noises you usually hear in a vehicle of this age. Hydra-Matic drive is included.
Part of the key to why this Starfire has been so well-preserved is that it was originally a California car, having been sold by Holiday Oldsmobile in Los Angeles. From there the first owner sold it to a collector located in Scottsdale, Arizona. That means it hasn’t been driving on roads salted to keep ice from forming.
Oldsmobile used the Starfire nameplate for three different generations, which were scattered from the 1950s to 1980. It was the car that pushed Oldsmobile into the luxury market The big change for 1962 was the addition of a hardtop coupe, since previously the Starfire was only available as a convertible. The hardtop was a success, selling 34,839 in 1962, although few of those have likely survived into this century.
