Vehicle Description
1962 Oldsmobile Super 88 Starfire Wagon G80. One of 3,837 Super 88
wagons made in 1962. Custom two-tone Candy Red paint with a fully
custom red two tone leather interior. Chevy performance 502 CID
big-block V-8 engine, Tremec five-speed manual transmission, Ford
9-inch Traction-Lok rear end, Air-conditioning, tinted glass, 6-way
power front bucket seats, power locks, power windows, power
steering and power four-wheel disc brakes. Starfire-style center
console with tachometer, tilt steering column, Air Ride Suspension,
chrome roof rack, leather wrapped steering wheel, 18-inch Boyd
Coddington polished wheels, AM/FM/CD custom sound system with sub
and amp in storage compartment in rear. It's previous owner
invested more than $85,000 to customize this bad ass big block
wagon. Finished in a custom, two-tone Candy Red, this hauler's
paint and trim are in show quality condition, as are its eight
pieces of tinted glass, which are clear and intact. The wagon's
lights are in similar shape, clear and haze-free. This wagon rides
on Boyd Coddington polished wheels wrapped in Continental radial
tires, 245/45ZR18 in front and 275/45R18 in back. To stop this
wagon, all four corners have upgraded power disc brakes and
polished dust cover to keep those beautiful wheels clean. All of
the body panels are solid and straight and the chrome bumpers and
"reverse" rear fins look great. The engine bay is well sorted and
highly detailed, the battery looks new and the cargo area is in
great shape. Underneath is an air-ride suspension plus front and
rear sway bars. The undercarriage is solid, clean and tidy.
Enabling all of the hauling possibilities noted above is a massive
Chevrolet performance 502 CID big-block V-8 engine with 2 four
barrel carbs breathing through a three-inch Flowmaster exhausts and
headers. The engine has an upgraded aluminum radiator. Bolted to
the engine is a Tremec five-speed manual transmission and backed up
by a nine-inch Ford Traction-Lok differential. The thermometer
looking speedometer called the "speed bar " by Oldsmobile, works
beautifully and is sooo cool to watch, as you climb in speed the
indicator slides to the right changing color as your speed
increases. Driver convenience features include air-conditioning
tilt steering column, power front bucket seats, power locks, power
windows, power steering and power four-wheel disc brakes. Inside,
the red leather interior looks great. The seats are in excellent
shape and the complementing red carpet still appears clean and
without wear. The headliner also presents very well. The instrument
panel is in great shape and there are ancillary gauges mounted
beneath the dash as well as in the center console, which has been
lifted from an Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible. Facing the driver
is a two-spoke steering wheel covered in matching leather with a
tilting column. The wheel and the inner door panels are in good
order, as is the mirror glass, center console and the shifter.
Rounding out the interior is a Pioneer AM/FM stereo with CD.
Currently not working are the reverse and hazard lights, the power
antenna and the lock in the rear (trunk) compartment door (it wont
operate the window) For 1962, the Oldsmobile 88 received a
"second-year" face-lift that included a revised grille and front
bumper. Changes to the rear included the removal of the rear fender
skegs and oval taillights, one on each side for Dynamic and Super
88 models replacing the 1961's round units. 1962 Starfires received
two oval lights per side, much like the concurrent Oldsmobile
Ninety-Eight models. Changes to the greenhouse included new roof
lines for the four-door Celebrity sedan and Holiday hardtop sedans.
Two-door sedans were dropped, while two-door hardtops received a
new convertible-inspired roofline. The "bubble-top" two-door
hardtop was dropped as well. Length was increased somewhat to give
the '62 Olds a longer look. Oldsmobile marketing continued to use
the trade names of "Roto-matic Power Steering" and "Pedal-eeze
Power Brakes." All Oldsmobiles featured the "speed bar"
speedometer. Introduced in 1959, the speedometer used a rolling
black cylinder with sections painted brilliant green, yellow and
bright red. As the car went from a stop forward in speed, the
cylinder rolled, first exposing the green in a window that matched
the numeric speed on stationary speed dial for low speeds, yellow
at moderate speeds and finally red at highway speeds. Drivers who
topped the car over 100 mph moved the cylinder into an area where
only the black base color was visible. Oldsmobile Dynamic 88s and
Oldsmobile Fiesta wagons for 1962 (based on the 88 platform but
retaining most of the 1961 wagon's rear styling) each had their own
upholstery patterns in single and dual-tone colors. Super 88s
received tri-tone upholstery and trim. Heaters became standard
equipment on all models and the push-button controls were located
to the right of the steering wheel column. Cars equipped with
factory air conditioning replaced the vent control panel with the
air conditioning panel, which also contained its own blower switch.
These cars also sported round dash vents for the A/C airflow
delivery. Competition to this Oldsmobile grocery-getter in 1962
included Buick's LeSabre Estate Wagon, Chrysler's New Yorker Town &
Country Wagon, Dodge's Dart 440 Wagon and Mercury's Colony Park
Wagon. Whether you're searching for a unique marketing tool for
your business or to haul groceries, haul the grandchildren or just
haul ass, THIS WAGON CHECKS ALL THE BOXES. Current mileage on the
odometer shows 4,147 miles.