Vehicle Description
Would you like to be asked to drive the King and Queen of the Ball
or local dignitaries in home town parades? Then you will want this
classic 1964 Cutlass convertible in Regal Mist Red with a white
interior. Or if you would like it just for yourself, you can enjoy
this drop-top ride wherever you go. A downtown cruise, a trip to
the grocery store, to the beach, or mountains.
This is the first year for the second generation of the Cutlass. It
was remade larger, more powerful, and roomier. The clean, simple
lines of the car give it a classy look. Up front, a four-bar grill
is framed by brightwork on the top and sides, and the bumper on the
bottom. It has quad headlights set into it, and an F-85 emblem in
the center. Simple, clean, nice. Oldsmobile script runs across the
front of the hood with a chrome accent line running back toward the
windshield. The side of the car is uninterrupted except for chrome
side molding that picks up at the front bumper, goes up, and then
all the way to the back of the car in a straight line. The look at
the rear is a rectangular affair, with triple taillights on each
side, and Oldsmobile script in segmented panels between them just
above the bumper. A white convertible top looks great with the red
paint, and steel wheels with F-85 hub caps and white wall tires are
just the right look for this classic.
Open the door and check out that awesome door panel. It's
vertically pleated with a chrome strip across the top and chrome
accents waterfalling from it. White bucket seats are comfortable
and just beg you to get into them and drive away. Unless you are
the Mayor. Then you will want to put the top down with the touch of
a button, and get in the back seat so you can wave to the crowd. A
two spoke, black and polished metal steering wheel really makes a
statement, and it frames a view of the dashboard that carries the
exterior design theme of simple, elegant, lines to the interior. A
black dash shrouds the speedometer which is set in a polished metal
frame and which sits above a black lower dash which has the
controls set into it. A factory center console houses a T-Handle
shifter for the automatic trans, and has a unique tachometer
mounted at the front of it.
New for '64 was the 330-cubic inch engine found in this car, and
which is called the Jetfire Rocket V8. That is backed up by the
optional, 2-speed automatic transmission, called the Jetaway trans,
which had new, variable pitch stator technology. Yes, space race
technology was finding its way into our cars by the 1960s. Or at
least what they were naming the parts was super cool! The engine
bay itself is neat and clean and finished out nicely. The engine is
striking painted all in gold. And yes, that is the correct color,
as delivered from the factory, in 1964. There is a Holley 4bbl carb
on top of the otherwise stock engine, and a newer power brake
booster with a dual circuit master cylinder instills a little more
confidence in the power front disc brake system. Coil springs front
and rear offer the ride you would expect from this car, so you
won't be disappointed.
Come on down, fire this sweet ride up, and drive it home. Admit it,
haven't you always wanted a red convertible?