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1963 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88
 

1963 OLDSMOBILE DYNAMIC 88 - SPECIFICATIONS
DYNAMIC 88-GENERAL: Wheelbase, 123" • Overall length, 214.4"• Overall width, 77.9" • Tread, 62.2" (front), 61.0"(rear) • Overall height (5-passenger load), Celebrity Sedan, 56.3" • Shipping weight (Celebrity Sedan, approx.), 4002 lbs. ENGINE:
Rocket, ultra high-compression V-8 • Horsepower, 280 at 4400 R.P.M .• Torque, 430 lb.·ft. at 2400 R.P.M, • Displacement, 394 cubic inches· Compression Ratio, 10.25-to-1 • Fuel tank capacity, 21 gallons. Fuel required, premium. (Regular Rocket-260 h.p., 8.75-to-1 compression ratio, operates on regular fuel; optional at no extra cost.) CHASSIS: Brakes, self-adjusting; 191.7 square inches lining area· Frame, Guard-Beam with torque-box construction· Front Suspension, coil spring; Pivot-Poise with counter dive· Rear Suspension, coil spring; 4-Link Twin-Triangle Stability· Turning Diameter, 42.8 feet· Rear axle, 2.56-to-1 ratio (1963 Hydra-Matic); semi-floating; hypoid gears. STANDARD EQUIPMENT: Safety-Padded Instrument Panel, Full Floor Carpeting, Foam-padded Front Seat, Electric Windshield Wipers, Oil Filter, 8.00 x 14-inch tires.


 
    
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TURBO-ROCKET
Standard on Jetfire only... Turbocharged, fluid-injected. Aluminum V-8 construction, 10.25-to-1 compression ratio, 215hp, 215 cubic inch displacement, 300lb. ft. torque. Operates on premium gasoline.

 
    
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ROCKETTE
Standard on F-85. 155hp, 8.75-to-1 compression ratio, 215cu. in. displacement. Cutlass 195 engine standard Hydra-Matic-equipped Cutlass, optional on other F-85's equipped with Hydra-Matic. Cutlass 185 standard on Cutlass, optional on other F-85's equipped with synchromesh transmission.

 
    
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ROCKET
High-compression 280hp V8- standard on Dynamic 88, 430lb. ft. torque, 10.25-to-1 compression ratio, 2-barrel carburetor, 394 cu. in. displacement, operates on premium fuel. Regular-gas 260-hp. Rocket optional at no extra cost on all Dynamic 88's. 
 
    
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SKYROCKET
Standard on Ninety-Eight and Super 88. 330 hp 394 cu. displacement, 440lb ft. of torque, 10.25-to-1 compression ratio, 4-barrel carburetor. Optional on Dynamic 88 models.

 
    
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STARFIRE
Standard on Starfire models and Ninety-Eight Custom Sports Coupe! Fire-Swirl combustion chamber, power-peak camshaft, 10.5-to1 comp, ratio, 345 h.p., 440lb.-ft. torque, 394-cubic-inch displacement.

 
  
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Dynamic 88 Production Years
 1960    1961    1962    1963   
 1964    1965    1966     
 
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