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January 14th, 2018, 05:34 PM

marxjunk

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63 Olds 98

what is a sky rocket? Never heard of it...what makes it a skyrocket? just Hi-Comp or???

https://kansascity.craigslist.org/ct...459844787.html

January 14th, 2018, 06:06 PM

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one of my co workers lives in glenwood.if nothing else the cool factor of the craig powerplay is off the charts.

January 14th, 2018, 07:10 PM

Charlie Jones

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A " Rocket" is 2 barrel 280 HP
A " Sky Rocket " is 4 barrel 330 HP
A " Starfire " is 4 barrel 345 HP

January 14th, 2018, 07:23 PM

marxjunk

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i see....

January 14th, 2018, 07:39 PM

jaunty75

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From the '63 Olds brochure.

January 15th, 2018, 05:10 AM

Olds64

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Wow! That's a cool car, and the price seems decent. There aren't many 6 window 4 door hardtops left.

January 15th, 2018, 06:16 AM

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That was a heck of a car in it's day. I wonder if the air freshener hanging from the rear view mirror is still working. That is a 57 or 58 Mercury sitting behind it which is a pretty rare car.

January 16th, 2018, 10:35 AM

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Marketing term. I can't see any LS identification on it but the trim level suggests Luxury Sedan- second only to the Starfire convertible in the 1963 Olds hierarchy.