joe_padavano

I've just inherited a 1988 Firenza wagon. And you thought 62 F-85 parts were hard to find!

Update: Found some of the items.

Looking for the following:

1988 Firenza driver side headlight. This is a composite headlight and is unique to the 1988 Firenza. NOTHING else interchanges.
1982-88 Firenza wagon driver side tail light.
1982-88 Firenza wagon bumper end pieces (both sides, called "extensions"). Most first-gen J-car wagons with exposed metal bumper bar work.
1982-88 J-car sway bars - 30mm front, 21 mm rear.
1988 Firenza wagon black rub strip driver side behind the rear wheel (only 88 Firenza works)

I'm sure I've used up a lifetime's worth of luck finding the OH trans tag I just got, so I'm not holding much hope here (yeah, the tail lights are on ebay - it's the headlight that I really need). These cars all got recycled into Kias about a decade ago. Thanks in advance. Photos of the car in better days for reference. FYI, it's a five speed car.

Ancient Iron

They used to be all over the place It's amazing as to how fast cars like that have disappeared .

joe_padavano

Yeah, they were pretty much disposable cars.

coldwar

Blame e-check in places like Ohio, and then later the stupid buy-back where they used that liquid stuff to intentionally ruin the engines on surrender. Rust didn't have a chance to take it's usual toll in the big picture of designed obsolescence.

svnt442

The Oldsmobile Cavalier...yet...not. And a wagon on top of it. Should be interesting.

jcdynamic88

https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/fo...852974675.html

jcdynamic88

i didn't notice he won't ship until after i posted the cl ad,sorry

nicks1966

joe_padavano

Someone else just tipped me off to that, thanks. I called the place in MI. They are getting photos of the car.

joe_padavano

That's OK, they don't have the LH light anyway.

joe_padavano

It's the Cimmaron of mini-wagons, or somethin' like that.

This one has power windows and locks, and the five speed.

I really wish I still had the Quad 4 motor. To my surprise, it does have the OHC motor, not the pushrod version, so a whooping 96 HP instead of 90. Need to find a Sunbird Turbo motor.

FYI, I found a tail light on ebay. It's on the way. Several leads on the headlight. I also need both bumper ends. Turns out that they are the same on all J-body cars with the exposed aluminum bumper.

svnt442

That thing looks like a rolling greenhouse. Not a bad sight line to be had.

lshlsh2

Learned to drive in an 83 Buick Skyhawk wagon also 5speed. Mom got an 86 Hatchback, then dad got an 88 skyhawk. We had good luck with them.

vistacruiser1971

Hello Joe: I like all kinds of wagons and always like these. Yes, hard to find now a days. Yours looks good and a nice color. I might skip the Turbo idea as not worth the trouble. The 5 speed sounds like a nice option. We had a Cavalier wagon with a stick. We also had a 78 Starfire which was a nice car to drive. It was an SX with body colored rally wheels, sway bar, tilt, auto, a/c, and AM/FM. Good luck with yours and take it to shows because young folks have never seen one. Regards, Trent in Los Angeles

joe_padavano

Thanks. Unfortunately those are old photos. It no longer looks that nice. Definitely needs paint now. I've located some of the parts and I've updated the first post. Finally got it running but the fuel pressure regulator is fubar so a throttle body rebuild is next.

rocketraider

Just curious if it's the one Doug Kitchener had?

joe_padavano

Of course it is. How many of these do you think there are?

I actually tried to buy it from him 6-7 years ago and we never closed the deal. Apparently he wanted me to have it when he passed away. Those photos were taken outside Doug's home in MD.

rocketraider

Thought that townhouse complex looked familiar! I was shocked when I heard he'd passed.

OLDSter Ralph

Joe, I just thought I would mention that I am available for adoption. I would certainly love to inherit some of your cars, and ESPECIALLY that dual Quadrajet manifold in your avatar.