I'm trying to figure out if my dad had a 61, 62 or 63 - F85. It was small so maybe it was a 61. Hard top, 2 door in light blues from top to bottom. I recall the back windows were small and the car had some flair. It also was low to the ground. I don't think it had turbo but it was a fast car. It was one hot car for a family man, but he (and we) loved it.
Looks exactly like the one I pampered as a young teen for my Father with the long standing promiss that it'd be mine when I got a license ... All was good, especially when I smoked a 289 mustang with that long 2nd gear and that turbo boost 'a spoolin up ! Great memories ... Thanks for posting the video!
My dad bought the 63 version of the Olds Jetfire. It was an awesome car. We lived in Los Angeles. I remember running out of the fluid injection mixture somewhere in Montana one time.... had to be special ordered. The dealer there had never even heard of it.... HAAAAA HAAAAA!! Great car. Sorry I wasn't old enough to drive it before it was sold.....
I think the biggest problem with these engines is people would forget to top off the rocket fluid, then go to full boost, then blow a head gasket , if not worse the whole engine, due to a lean mixture.
what caused knock was lack of octane on the Jetfire. The car had 10+ compression plus boost. The meth/water mix effectively increased octane and lowered combustion temperature.
@SIAZturbo Yes indeed lack of octane on a forced induction engine will cause knock, besides a loss of fuel psi during boost and too much spark advance
Yea, they had high compression performance alright. 10.25:1 static compression, then a turbo added. Long story short, most of these cars (unfortunately) ended up converted to traditional carburated n/a 215s in a short period of time.
We had a light blue 1962 Olds Jetfire. Was actually pretty quick for it's time...but it wasn't long before the thing wouldn't idle. Couldn't find any dealer in Cincinnati that had a mechanic who knew how to work on it. Parents traded it in for...i hate to say it...a Mercury Comet.
Olds made a stronger version of the same Buick 215 cu aluminum engine that was standard in the Buick Special and optional in the Pontiac Tempest. Too bad that the F85 ("Jetfire" was a higher trim model of the F85) had GM's 3 speed Roto-hydramatic automatic, aka as the "Slim Jim" used in early 60s Olds and some full size Pontiacs. Notorious for sluggish shifting, poor performance and premature failure. Buick's dual path 2 speed automatic used in the similar Buick Special was a better tranny.
This is incredible. And you wonder how far america is in building cars with technoligy. America has built them. But stop for unknown reasons. This engine was aluminum, fuel injected and turbo charged in 1961. What happen!
@easiryder I read that the biggest problem with these cars was the piston rings rusting after you shut off the engine because the menthanol water mix would wash away the coating of engine oil.
@lockudown Automakers spent the 1950s and 1960s developing things that were ahead of their time. They've been trying to survive safety and emissions standards ever since.
I'm trying to figure out if my dad had a 61, 62 or 63 - F85. It was small so maybe it was a 61. Hard top, 2 door in light blues from top to bottom. I recall the back windows were small and the car had some flair. It also was low to the ground. I don't think it had turbo but it was a fast car. It was one hot car for a family man, but he (and we) loved it.
Angelemerald 1 month ago
Looks exactly like the one I pampered as a young teen for my Father with the long standing promiss that it'd be mine when I got a license ... All was good, especially when I smoked a 289 mustang with that long 2nd gear and that turbo boost 'a spoolin up ! Great memories ... Thanks for posting the video!
jokunkl 5 months ago
My dad bought the 63 version of the Olds Jetfire. It was an awesome car. We lived in Los Angeles. I remember running out of the fluid injection mixture somewhere in Montana one time.... had to be special ordered. The dealer there had never even heard of it.... HAAAAA HAAAAA!! Great car. Sorry I wasn't old enough to drive it before it was sold.....
dmanLVN 5 months ago
Turbo rocket fluid!!!!! Right out of Batman.
GrotrianSeiler 7 months ago
The turbo wheel looks like the one used for the Corvair Spyder. And this appears to be the first F-85 hardtop. Nice looking compact car...
gojoe283 8 months ago
I think the biggest problem with these engines is people would forget to top off the rocket fluid, then go to full boost, then blow a head gasket , if not worse the whole engine, due to a lean mixture.
meangreen69Nova 11 months ago
@meangreen69Nova
It didn't blow up because of a lean mixture, it was due to knock.
SIAZturbo 8 months ago
@SIAZturbo Yes and what do you think causes knock during boost when there is an inadequate air/fuel ratio?
meangreen69Nova 8 months ago
@meangreen69Nova
what caused knock was lack of octane on the Jetfire. The car had 10+ compression plus boost. The meth/water mix effectively increased octane and lowered combustion temperature.
SIAZturbo 8 months ago
@SIAZturbo Yes indeed lack of octane on a forced induction engine will cause knock, besides a loss of fuel psi during boost and too much spark advance
meangreen69Nova 8 months ago
0:52 and sucks your gasoline in incredible speeds
routhoula 1 year ago
It's fluid injected!
sreak500 1 year ago
Yea, they had high compression performance alright. 10.25:1 static compression, then a turbo added. Long story short, most of these cars (unfortunately) ended up converted to traditional carburated n/a 215s in a short period of time.
Beldar4214 1 year ago
That body style was not for me. It looks very wimpy, and probably acheived the acceleration because the body was so light. A Roadmaster, it wasn't.
powergirl901 2 years ago
We had a light blue 1962 Olds Jetfire. Was actually pretty quick for it's time...but it wasn't long before the thing wouldn't idle. Couldn't find any dealer in Cincinnati that had a mechanic who knew how to work on it. Parents traded it in for...i hate to say it...a Mercury Comet.
rlb726 2 years ago
When America was great
slurpee27 2 years ago 2
Just to be accurate, the Jetfire was introduced as a 1962 model, which the car in this commercial is (so it may have aired late in 1961).
iswc27 3 years ago 3
Olds made a stronger version of the same Buick 215 cu aluminum engine that was standard in the Buick Special and optional in the Pontiac Tempest. Too bad that the F85 ("Jetfire" was a higher trim model of the F85) had GM's 3 speed Roto-hydramatic automatic, aka as the "Slim Jim" used in early 60s Olds and some full size Pontiacs. Notorious for sluggish shifting, poor performance and premature failure. Buick's dual path 2 speed automatic used in the similar Buick Special was a better tranny.
ontcan1 3 years ago 3
This is incredible. And you wonder how far america is in building cars with technoligy. America has built them. But stop for unknown reasons. This engine was aluminum, fuel injected and turbo charged in 1961. What happen!
lockudown 4 years ago 2
not fi carbed with methanol water mixture to control detonation
easiryder 3 years ago 3
@easiryder I read that the biggest problem with these cars was the piston rings rusting after you shut off the engine because the menthanol water mix would wash away the coating of engine oil.
ElQuesoGuapo 1 year ago
@lockudown Automakers spent the 1950s and 1960s developing things that were ahead of their time. They've been trying to survive safety and emissions standards ever since.
sneakers55 1 year ago
so great to see that...
oldsmobiletw 4 years ago