1962 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight

Impala?? Sedan

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

625K05843

Gasoline

SELLING NO RESERVE!! Highest Bid Will Own the Car!! 1962 Oldsmobile Super 88 Original 394/330HP WS Ultra-High Compression SkyRocket V8 Engine!! Numbers Matching Car!! Original 61,000 Miles!! Very Rare Surf Green Color Combo Great Collector!! Features include: Automatic 394/330HP 4bbl V8 Engine Numbers Matching WS ultra high compression SkyRocket V8 Engine Original Am-Radio works Great Original Wheel Covers Radial Tires (p215/75/R14) Factory Air Conditioning Factory Clock (not working) Great color combo Factory Rare Surf-Green Color Original Spare Tire & Jack Power Steering Power Brakes ORIGINAL 61,000 MILES Safty Sentinel (speed senser) Power Trunk Original Window Sticker Original Protect-O-plate Original Dealer Packet Original Floor Mats 20+ Factory Installed Options Everything Works Rust Free Car!! All Original Body Panels Mostly Original Paint & Interior Looks Fantastic!! Runs & Drives Like it did in 1962 Lots of Documentation Very Rare Car!! Hard to Find!! Great Collector/Driver/Cruise Car SELLING NO RESERVE!! Any Questions call Gary @ 847-309-8696 or 847-334-7881 Car is located in ILLINOIS. OUR PERFECT 100% Positive feedback speaks for itself! WE SELL WORLDWIDE!! Please wait over 75 High Quality Photos FULL PAYMENT DUE 3 DAYS AFTER AUCTION ENDS. NO EXCEPTIONS!!! GOOD LUCK!! BID WITH CONFIDENCE!! If you have negative feedback please do not bid as it will be rejected. Inspection is available to qualified bidders prior to auction close, and as always this is a legal binding contract between the seller and the high bidder and strictly enforced! Please check our feedback to be sure you are getting exactly what it is described. Please bid only if you have all the funds or financing available before auction close. All non paying ebayers will be reported and suspended from ebay and reported to our attorney THIS AUCTION IS FOR SERIOUS BUYERS ONLY!!!! IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CALL GARY @ 847-309-8696 OR 847-334-7881 THE SUPERB SUPER 88 Out ahead in style... out front in action! This is the car that has action all wrapped up... in style! Rakish new roof lines... distinctively sculptured grille... new rear deck -- the Super 88 for '62 is an Oldsmobile to be proud of. Beneath the new hood there's new hustle in a Skyrocket Engine that knows what's what when it comes to action. Here's a smooth, surging 330 H.P. to meet the demands of modern driving. And softer Vibra-Tuned Ride mountings and new shock absorber valves mean many miles of motoring comfort. From every standpoint, the stylish new Oldsmobile Super 88 is a standout. Super 88 Standard Features: Skyrocket Engine with Multi-Jet Carburetor Two-Stage Gas-Saving Automatic Choke Dual-Range Power Heater and Defroster Front Compartment Courtesy Lamps Parking Brake Signal Lamp Safety-Padded Instrument Panel with extended cover Full Floor Carpeting Safety-Spectrum Speedometer Custom-Lounge Seats Factory-Sealed Chassis Lubrication Two-Speed Electric Windshield Wipers Custom Luxury Trim De Luxe Safety-Vee Steering Wheel Wheel Trim Rings Chrome Door Window Frames Air-Scoop Brakes Deep-Well Trunk Vibra-Tuned Ride -- 94 rubber insulation points Guard-Beam Frame Twin-Triangle Stability Bright Aluminum Front Seat Side Panels Hood Insulation Aluminized Muffler Oil Filter Heavy-Duty Air Cleaner Skyrocket Engine Specifications: Type -- Ultra-High-Compression V-8 Horsepower -- 330 @ 4600 R.P.M. Torque -- 440 lb.-ft. @ 2800 R.P.M. Displacement -- 394 cubic inches Bore -- 4 1/8" Stroke -- 3 11/16" Compression Ratio -- 10.25 to 1 Fuel -- Premium Carburetion -- Multi-Jet 4-Barrel Valve Lifters - Hydraulic I thought you might be interested in a '62 that had some famous history to it. The attached picture was taken in the fall of 1961, probably late September or very early October. My father worked for Oldsmobile and was assigned to the Washington D.C. office. Somehow, (the details of this part are lost to time), it was made known to Oldsmobile that Jackie [Kennedy] didn't like to ride in normal cars due to the fact that her hats would hit the headliners. Open cars were not much of an option due to the wind messing up her hair. This would have been sometime late in the 1961 model year. Oldsmobile came up with a solution and the result is what you see in the picture below. I know that in the book "Setting the Pace", a history of Oldsmobile, it shows a '61 convertible with this roof, but that was what was used to mock-up the top, as both '61 and '62 B bodies are the same above the beltline. If you look at the picture carefully, you see that the roofline is raised about 2 inches above the original hardtop/convertible level. My father went to Lansing and drove this car back to Maryland, and he told us that he had to be careful because people would not pay attention to their driving while they stared at the car. He also said that Oldsmobile made at least 3 of these roofs, one for the car, one as a spare, and one for an executive in the Lansing home-office. He took us for a ride in the car and it was fun, especially since it rained that day. Imagine sitting in a convertible and not getting wet. I don't know what happened to the car, but I can guess that it wasn't used after November, 1963. I think it was a normal convertible, you can see the boot covering the top in the picture, so it might have been sold to someone without them knowing the history. One last comment, that is my father in the passenger seat, with a "cool" 10 year old me with the shades.