It has a three speed automatic in it and a shop "Lost it" Hmmm Oh well Time to forget the loss and find a new one. Anyone out there? Yes I will confirm your rep on this site before buying. Better safe then sorry.

Rodney
Lakewood, Colorado

 

For a 66 you need to clarify a little more as they were available either floor shift or column shift, and then you get into tilt-telescopic or standard.

If it's a Strato-Bench/column shift car you can use a column from any 65-66 full-size Olds with TurboHydraMatic. If you find a Tilt-Telescopic, if it wasn't originally a Tilt-Telescopic car you'll also need the jumper for the turn signal switch.

If it's a floorshift, you're limited to columns from same years Starfire and Jetstar I or one from the odd floorshift Dynamic or Delta.

How does a shop "lose" something the size of a steering column?

 

If it is column shift auto you are looking for I have a nice tilt column for it.

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Larry Moyer
3551 SW 34th ST
Redmond, Or 97756
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For a 66 you need to clarify a little more as they were available either floor shift or column shift, and then you get into tilt-telescopic or standard.


Column shift , standard, not tilt / telescopic. Entire assembly including steering wheel, shift and turn signal levers is needed.
I'm unfamiliar with the term 'strato-bench' but it is column shift, and has the turbo hydramatic 400 transmission.
Unfortunately, I suspect that it was deliberately taken. Parts for these old friends are very hard to find.

 

I have a 65 98 non tilt column in tan but don't remember if ii have the shift handle. I can send photos if interested but its still in the car. dead@mchsi.com

 

Love to see it.
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Rodney

 

Strato-Bench seat is a bench seat base with bucket seat style backrests and center armrest. It was new for higher-line 1966 GM cars and was found in Olds Starfires, deluxe Toronados and Delta 88s; Chevy Caprices; Pontiac Grand Prix and Bonneville Broughams; and Buick Rivieras and Wildcats.

Curious what your interior color is? 66 Starfire Strato-Bench was limited to black, Parchment White and Bronze interiors.

Lot of people balked on a bench/column Starfire, but they didn't stop to think that the Strato-Bench was reserved for GM's highest-line cars. I don't think I've ever seen any bench seat 66 production figures, but with only 13000 or so total 66 Starfire production, they weren't all that common.

 

I sent an email with pictures of the starfire column I have that is a tilt.

Thanks
Larry

 

I've got a column and wheel from a non tilt 1966 98 LS with bench seat.