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Thanks for the compliments. No insult intended. No doubt there are some great looking Deltas and others done up. But there is just something about the Starfire that always got me personally more than any of the others.
Maybe its because my father always bought the 88's and 4 doors at that and I always wanted him to move up, but he couldnt see the value in the 2 doors, the better trim, ac and all the toys, the bucket seats, the rumbly dual exhaust, the 425 with extra horsepower, the bigger tires, the wire hubcaps, the flashy colors... To him, a practical working man, it was all the same thing, and he wasnt going to pay 2 grand more for chrome,as he put it. But to me as a 16 year old kid it was a huge difference.
And the name. For example, consider that the Jetstar I is a virtually identical car, but it wasnt a Starfire. And we all know that even the Jetstar 88 convertible, except for the engine and trim, is really the same physical car , but its not a Starfire. I absolutely HATED it when Olds stuck that name on that tiny shitcan years later. What a waste. NEver liked another Olds afterward.
I wanted this since 65, and when I could afford it I looked for this for 5 years. THey are rare as hens teeth. Ive had it for about 3 years and have not yet even SEEN another one in the flesh. I've enjoyed it alot and am ready to move on. I'd Trade/swap for nice 442 for example 68-70. But if I get "stuck" with it, oh well, I'll suffer it through.
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