The Oldsmobile F-85 Jetfire was introduced in April of 1962. It received new sheet metal below the belt line for 1963 and its length increased by four inches. There were three standard models, two Deluxe models, two Cutlass models and the model you see here, the turbocharged Jetfire coupe. One of the first uses of turbocharging on a production vehicle, the Jetfire’s aluminum block, 215 CID V8 engine had an output of one horsepower per cubic inch of displacement. The Jetfire was only offered for two model years; 1962 and 1963. A total of 9,607 were produced.
