1963 F-85 Cutlass

December 8, 2009

This WAS my father's Oldsmobile. He bought it from the original owner in 1974. I got my driver's license, went to prom, my first date, etc. in this car. I bought it from my dad in 1984. It's a fully restored 1963 F-85 Cutlass with 215 C.I. all aluminum V-8 with factory Borg-Warner T-10 4-speed manual transmission. Painted in the original Midnight Mist (dark blue) with Provincial White painted roof. Interior is restored to original with white Moroceen vinyl. Read more »

Some of the trophies the car won for 2009. Restoration was completed mostly by myself. I started in 1992 and completed it in March 2009. It took a while but we were raising 4 kids. Well worth the wait. Out of 4 shows this year the car won "Best of Show" 3 times, "First in Class" once and "Second in Class" once.

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Car is shown at the All Oldsmobile show at the St. Louis County Museum of Transportation with the original wheelcovers and B.F. Goodrich Silvertown bias ply tires.

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Original radio and 4-speed console with tachometer.

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Interior restored to original pleated pattern and materials.

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Single to dual outlet exhaust system from a 1963 Oldsmobile Jetfire (factory turbocharged model) was used with aftermarket chrome tips.

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Shown with aftermarket Chrome Rally wheels made by Wheel Vintiques.

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