tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7847382031474642320.post2071556667228142052..comments2024-01-22T12:47:29.257-08:00Comments on California Streets: Alameda Street Sighting - 1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar 88Jay Wollenweberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143862063193463448noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7847382031474642320.post-59444533227916575202014-09-04T07:03:25.939-07:002014-09-04T07:03:25.939-07:00I've never driven a Jetstar 88, but I have dri...I've never driven a Jetstar 88, but I have driven my Dynamic 88 nearly 20,000 miles. It has the 394 cubic inch V8 with 2 barrel carburetor which produces 280 hp versus the 245 hp of the 330 V8 found in this Jetstar. That 394 will move that big Olds effortlessly, and the 11 inch drum power brakes provide great braking power. I honestly think that Olds can stop quicker than my 2007 F150. Like this Jetsar, my Olds is also a Celebrity Sedan. Some of the features which I find most attractive on these sedans are the wrap around rear window and the small peaks carried through from the tops of the front fenders to the rear of the car, ending in slight fins at the rear. The large amount of glass along with the pointed fenders make it easy to judge exactly where you are in the road. All in all, the '64 Dynamic 88 was designed to be, and by 1964 standards, was a great road car. When I first put my Olds on the road in 1998, it still rode on bias ply tires. Driving on them was a real trip back to the time before radial tires were available. Not a great driving experience. If the original owner had made the switch from bias ply tires to radials along the way, he would have loved this car even more than he did when he bought it. And, he must have loved this Olds. He drove it for twenty three years.John Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10483127990261979982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7847382031474642320.post-63389680459418094482014-08-28T14:37:26.081-07:002014-08-28T14:37:26.081-07:00Jetastic !
Keep them coming Jay B-)Jetastic !<br /><br />Keep them coming Jay B-)Art Tidescohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680781189400367930noreply@blogger.com