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1963 Oldsmobile Starfire
 
 
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1963 OLDSMOBILE STARFIRE - SPECIFICATIONS
STARFIRE-GENERAL: Wheelbase, 123" • Overall length, 214.4" • Overall width, 77.9" • Tread, 62.2" (front), 61.0" (rear) • Overall height, (5-passenger load) Coupe 54.7"• Shipping weight (Coupe, approx.), 4179 lbs .• ENGINE: Starfire, ultra high-compression V-8 • Horsepower, 345 at 4600R.P.M .• Torque, 440 lb.-ft. at 3200 R.P.M .• Displacement 394 cubic inches· Compression Ratio, 10.5-to-1 • Fuel tank capacity, 21 gallons. Fuel required, premium. 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, 3.42-to-1 ratio (1963 Hydra-Matic); semi-floating; hypoid gears. STANDARD EQUIPMENT: 1963 Hydra-Matic Drive, Roto-Matic Power Steering, Pedal-Ease Power Brakes, Power Windows and 2-Way Power Seat (optional on Coupe), Leather Trimmed Bucket Seats, Sport Console, Tachometer, Electric Clock, Windshield Washer, 8.00 x 14-inch Tires (Coupe), 8.50 x 14-inch Tires (Convertible).



 
    
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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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Starfire Production Years
 1962    1963   1964    1965    
 1966       
 
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