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Oldsmobile Starfire

Starfire
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Originally a trim designation on the Oldsmobile 98 and from model years 1961-1966 a car produced by Oldsmobile.

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History

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Oldsmobile Starfire page on 3 November 2018, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

The Oldsmobile Starfire is an automobile nameplate used by Oldsmobile, produced in three non-contiguous generations beginning in 1954. The Starfire nameplate made its debut with the 1954–1956 Ninety- Eight series convertibles. By 1957 all Ninety-Eight series models were Starfires.

After a two-year hiatus the Starfire name returned for 1961 as separate model offered in a single convertible body style. Intended to compete in the growing personal luxury car market, it shared most of its sheet metal with other models and was considered part of the full-sized Oldsmobile line. The Starfire Hardtop Coupe joined the convertible for the 1962 model year. The convertible was dropped for the final 1966 model year.

After a nine-year break, the Starfire nameplate returned for the 1975 model year as Oldsmobile's first subcompact, powered by a Buick V6 engine. The 1977 Starfire featured the first-ever Oldsmobile four-cylinder engine as standard equipment, with a V6 and V8 optional. Production ceased in 1980.

The Starfire name was first used by Oldsmobile on a one-of-a-kind dream car that was shown at the 1953 Motorama auto show. Named after the Lockheed F-94 Starfire jet fighter, the original Starfire was a 5-passenger convertible that had a fiberglass body, a 200 hp (150 kW) Rocket V8 engine, and a wraparound windshield like that used on the top-of-the-line and limited-production 1953 Fiesta 98 convertible.

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Photographs

	Premier Oldsmobile "Starfire" Model Kit Box Front View photo of Premier Oldsmobile Starfire Model Kit Box - 3,057KB
	1962 Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Schaumburg Bank & Trust Car Show View photo of 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire - 4.6MB
	1962 Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Schaumburg Bank & Trust Car Show View photo of 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire - 4.1MB
	1962 Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Schaumburg Bank & Trust Car Show View photo of 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire - 4.5MB
	1962 Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Schaumburg Bank & Trust Car Show View photo of 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire - 3.2MB
	Custom 1962 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night:  June 13, 2008 View photo of Custom 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire - 5,627KB
	Custom 1962 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night:  June 13, 2008 View photo of Custom 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire - 4,029KB
	Custom 1962 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night:  June 13, 2008 View photo of Custom 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire - 3,581KB
	Custom 1962 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night:  June 13, 2008 View photo of Custom 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire - 3,739KB
	Custom 1962 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night:  June 13, 2008 View photo of Custom 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire - 3,206KB
	Custom 1962 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night:  June 13, 2008 View photo of Custom 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire - 3,582KB
	Custom 1962 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night:  June 13, 2008 View photo of Custom 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire - 3,630KB
	Custom 1962 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night:  June 13, 2008 View photo of Custom 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire - 4,148KB
	Custom 1962 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night:  June 13, 2008 View photo of Custom 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire - 3,804KB
	Custom 1962 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night:  June 13, 2008 View photo of Custom 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire - 3,711KB
	Custom 1962 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night:  June 13, 2008 View photo of Custom 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire - 5,203KB
	Custom 1962 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night:  June 13, 2008 View photo of Custom 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire - 3,935KB
	1963 Photo ©2017 Bill Crittenden 2017 Woodstock on the Square Benefit Car Show View photo of 1963 Oldsmobile Starfire - 2.6MB
	1963 Photo ©2017 Bill Crittenden 2017 Woodstock on the Square Benefit Car Show View photo of 1963 Oldsmobile Starfire - 2.6MB
	1963 Photo ©2017 Bill Crittenden 2017 Woodstock on the Square Benefit Car Show View photo of 1963 Oldsmobile Starfire - 2.6MB
	1963 Photo ©2017 Bill Crittenden 2017 Woodstock on the Square Benefit Car Show View photo of 1963 Oldsmobile Starfire - 2.6MB
	1963 Hardtop Preview Image from aJo-Han Model Kit Box View photo of 1963 Oldsmobile Starfire Hardtop - 1.8MB
	1965 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden 3rd Annual Grass Lake PTO "Cars for Kids" Classic & Hot Rod Show May 18, 2008 View photo of 1965 Oldsmobile Starfire - 5,301KB
	1965 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden 3rd Annual Grass Lake PTO "Cars for Kids" Classic & Hot Rod Show May 18, 2008 View photo of 1965 Oldsmobile Starfire - 4,703KB
	1965 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden 3rd Annual Grass Lake PTO "Cars for Kids" Classic & Hot Rod Show May 18, 2008 View photo of 1965 Oldsmobile Starfire - 3,773KB
	1965 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden 3rd Annual Grass Lake PTO "Cars for Kids" Classic & Hot Rod Show May 18, 2008 View photo of 1965 Oldsmobile Starfire - 3,758KB
	1965 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden 3rd Annual Grass Lake PTO "Cars for Kids" Classic & Hot Rod Show May 18, 2008 View photo of 1965 Oldsmobile Starfire - 3,145KB
	1965 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden 3rd Annual Grass Lake PTO "Cars for Kids" Classic & Hot Rod Show May 18, 2008 View photo of 1965 Oldsmobile Starfire - 3,143KB

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Merchandise

Type & Item #	Name	Details
Model Kit - Premier 533-89	Oldsmobile "Starfire"
Model Kit - Jo-Han C-4263	'63 Oldsmobile Starfire Hardtop	USA Oldies, 1:25 scale

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