does anyone know the answer to this?

how many 62 starfire coupes are left in the world?
i have one (no a/c, no power seats, no power antenna, no power quarter windows, no power headlight control, no safety sentinel, no window tint, no rear window defrost) it has standard options. the few options it does have are wonderbar radio, PCV valve, i have no idea what original sized wheels and tires it had, it might have an anti spin differential but i doubt it (will break lose in the back end if gas pedal stomped on) mine is imperial white with red interior, coupe
does anyone know how rare mine is or have an idea? or the above question

 

I don't know how to tell you this man but that car is worthless.. I think you should give me directions so I can take that off your hands. Nice ride man.

 

yeah right dude
hey maybe try and think about it a little longer

 

i believe the original production for the coupe was 34,839 in 1962
so that leaves like how many?

 

The 62 was and is the most common of the 6-year run. If you figure a 10% survival rate you've got roughly 3500 left, and as many 62s as I see up for sale I could believe that.

I daresay yours is optioned out like better than half were. Loaded cars were NOT common in 1962, and actually on up into the late 70s- that's when carmakers figured out they could load one up with high-profit options as a package deal and make a pile of money off a single car. In the meantime you had to get a lot of shyt you didn't really want just to get a couple of things you did want. Now people tend to take the stuff for granted and think any car without all the bells and whistles is a oddity. You must consider its times.

I had a hell of a time over on AACA forums convincing a 30-year old that pre-1975 cars just didn't come loaded. He kept arguing that we were talking about Buicks and Oldsmobiles and they should therefore be loaded. Nope, bubba, that ain't the way it was. I've seen plenty of Ninety Eights and Electras, Toronados and Rivieras, Wildcats and Starfires, that were as bare bones as any bottom line LeSabre or 88.

I see a lot more lightly optioned Starfires than loaded ones, and I see fewer 64 and 65 than the others- I see more 61s than I do 65s. Plus there's the complexity of restoring a 65- too much unique stuff compared to the others. At least the other years DID share some pieces with the rest of the lineup.

 

Thats an impossible question to answer. However, you can waste your money and find out how many are REGISTERED in the U.S. Theres a company in Hemmings that can find out for you

 

thnx i guess it is a good question then

 

hi there Ive got a starfire also and was wondering what you found out. I posted a similar thread and got pretty much the same answers. maybe we could share some info. Found one in a field a couple of months ago nice older gentleman (87) owns it and let me look it over. nice garnet mist very little rust and a good interior with a/c wouldnt sell said he was going to fix it up sum day. I hope so

 

My father sold a `62 about 5 or 7 years ago to a man in Oregon. He restored the whole thing i can get pictures of it. it was a nice car when he was done.