1962 Oldsmobile Starfire

Personal luxury powered by 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire engine family.

Exact-year Starfire hardtop retained as the best family baseline for body, grille, side trim, lamps, and glass; its modern raised-white-letter tires and current wheel-cover presentation are not factory evidence.

Bodies Two-door hardtop coupe or convertible

Configurations Starfire hardtop coupe, Starfire convertible

Engine range 394 four-barrel Skyrocket V8

Chassis Coil springs front and rear

Production Exact configuration ledger remains unresolved

Story

1962 Oldsmobile Starfire

The 1962 Starfire family combined two-door hardtop coupe or convertible with Starfire hardtop coupe, Starfire convertible configurations. This page keeps those factory choices together without treating an engine, stripe, badge, or trim package as a separate car identity.

Engines and transmissions

The Starfire centered on Oldsmobile's high-compression 394 four-barrel V8, whose induction, cooling, exhaust, Hydra-Matic, axle, dates, and identification must remain car-specific. Transmission, induction, cooling, exhaust, axle, emissions equipment, and dates must match the selected engine path.

Chassis and brakes

The full-size body used independent front coils and a four-link coil-sprung live rear axle with standard power-assisted equipment. Brake, steering, spring, damper, axle, ratio, wheel, and tire equipment varied by configuration and must be reconciled to factory and car-specific records.

Body, trim, and proof

Start with VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, and ownership history. Then reconcile drivetrain, chassis, protected finish, cabin, trim, dates, and records. Replaceable badges, stripes, wheels, or a swapped engine cannot establish factory configuration.

**Exact-year close view retained for grille, bumper, lamp-placement, and brightwork context; condition and replacement lamp details remain specific to the photographed car.**John Lloyd via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Price history

Values

Nominal dollars from original price sheets, auction archives, and approved value references.

Original Price

A verified original price is not yet available for this car.

Values move with paperwork, originality, options, condition, venue, and body style. High bids and guide values are labeled separately from completed sales.

Reference records

Options, Colors & Components

Source-backed details for trim, chassis, production, and authenticity.

Engine Details

394 Starfire V8 394 cu in high-compression V8 with four-barrel induction · Starfire coupe and convertible path · carburetor / specification

Transmission

Factory transmission Controlled Coupling Hydra-Matic automatic

Options

Engines and Induction summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

ANTI-SPIN Anti-Spin differential factory · performance · Carrier, ratio, housing, dates, and records define one installation.
AIR Factory air conditioning factory · comfort · Compressor, brackets, controls, ducts, plumbing, and records must agree.
POWER-WINDOWS Power windows factory · comfort · Regulators, switches, harness, trim, body, and records must agree.
POWER-SEAT Power front seat factory · comfort · Frame, motors, controls, wiring, upholstery, and records must agree.
CONVERTIBLE Convertible body equipment factory · comfort · Body, top frame, hydraulics, trim, weather sealing, and records must agree.

Paint

Exact-year close view retained for Starfire script, brushed side panel, molding, and brightwork context; condition remains specific to the photographed car.John Lloyd via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

A Ebony Black factory · solid
C Provincial White factory · solid
D Viking Blue factory · solid
G Willow Green factory · solid
K Silver Pewter factory · metallic
R Matador Red factory · solid
T Buckskin factory · solid
Y Saffron factory · solid

Production

Transmissions summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

1962 Oldsmobile Starfire family total · disputed

Authenticity

Rear Axle and Ratios summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

Model-year identity 1962 Starfire VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, drivetrain, trim, protected finish, and ownership evidence that agrees · VIN or serial plate, body or trim plate, chassis, title, build records, and ownership history · fraud detection
Engine and transmission Configuration-correct engine, induction, transmission, controls, stampings, castings, and dates · Engine, induction, gearbox, shifter, pedals, stamp pads, castings, dates, and records · numbers matching
Axle, brakes, and suspension Application-correct axle, ratio, brake system, steering, springs, links, and dampers · Axle housing and carrier, brakes, steering, suspension, dates, service records, and build evidence · date correctness
Paint, exterior trim, and cabin Plate- and record-supported finish, moldings, badges, wheels, upholstery, instruments, and controls · Body and trim plates, protected paint, upholstery, hardware, dashboard, and restoration records · trim correctness

Still Researching

production No reviewed public ledger reconciles 1962 Starfire production by body, model, engine, transmission, axle, paint, trim, options, plant, date, and surviving-car status.
paint colors Reviewed references establish representative factory colors but not a complete body, trim, stripe, special-order, plant, and build-date compatibility matrix.
interior Broad cabin equipment is documented, but the complete upholstery color, material, body, option, and production-date matrix is not publicly reconciled.
authenticity markers Public model references cannot prove one survivor's born-with shell, drivetrain, chassis components, paint, trim, options, or component dates.