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1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar 88 - Beige 4dr 330 Auto Ps Pb 72k Impala on 2040-cars

US $4,500.00
Year:1964 Mileage:72089
Location:

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

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1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar 88. 4DR Sedan. Currently Beige with Black interior. Has a 330ci V8 with automatic transmission. Pretty sure this is a numbers matching car with original engine and transmission by the looks of things but I am not positive. It has power steering and power brakes. At one time this car was painted blue. You can see it in the crevices of the door jams. However, I do think the original color was beige based upon the overspray in the trunk but I am not positive. So my best guess is that it was originally beige, then blue, then back to beige. But again, I am not positive. There is no cowl tag on the car, it never came with one, so I have no way of determining the original paint code.

This car is for people who would like an Impala but might want something a little different than everyone else. The body style is basically the same as the 64 Impala 4DR (but with cool fins) and they use some of the same parts. The car is in great mechanical condition. It runs and drives great with no issues. The gas tank and radiator were just dropped, cleaned, and professionally patched so no issues there. New battery, air filter, fuel filter, and a fresh oil change. The rag joint on the power steering pump was also just replaced as well. It will need the transmission kickdown servo connected at some point though.

The body on this car is pretty straight. It has a couple dings and that's about it. It doesn't look like it has had any major body work done. It has been repainted some time ago at least once. The current paint job is what I would rate as about a 5ft paint job. It looks great until you get about 5ft away from the car. The paint is not smooth or polished and there is slight overspray on the trim in some places where it was not taped off correctly.

I put the car up on the rack and there are zero holes in the floor pans and trunk pan so no issues there.

The only rust on the car is one corner of the trunk weatherstrip channel (shown in the pics) and on the inside of the bottom of the doors (also shown in the pics). Its not bad at all but it should be addressed somehow to keep it from getting worse as time goes on.

The car needs a headliner. It also could use some new carpet as it has some aftermarket cut pile carpet laying over the original loop style carpet. I would pull both out and order some new carpet (from an Impala parts dealer) and put it in. Not a big deal. Some of the door panels are fraying up at the bottoms as well. They might need to be replaced down the line.

All of the weatherstrip needs to be replaced. That's around all 4 doors and inside the window channels. Again, this can be ordered from an Impala parts dealer and installed pretty easily. I have already replaced the trunk weatherstrip. It will also need some rollers put in the window regulators. Two for each window. Again, they can be ordered online and its not that hard of an install.

The back window stainless trim is in the trunk. A previous owner pulled it off to seal the window better and never put it back on. The back window might have to be pulled and resealed to put it back. I'm not sure.

The car has brand new 17" American Racing Torq Thrust M Anthracite wheels on BFGoodrich g-Force 235/45ZR17 tires all the way around. I didn't do staggered wheels and tires so you can balance and rotate them as needed. The original wheels and tires come with the car in the trunk.

It also needs a new antenna.

This is an super cool rare car for someone to get started in hot rodding with. A few hundred bucks to put in new weatherstripping, carpet, and a headliner, and this car would be a great street driven hot rod. Then if at some point you wanted to take it to the next level with a paint job you could pretty easily. Great car.

*** The car will come with a Tennessee title and a bill of sale.***

DECODING:
VIN 834M301125 = 8cyl Jetstar 88 1964 Lansing, MI, Serial # 301125

lasmith03's 1964 Olds Jetstar 88 album on Photobucket

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