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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1955 Oldsmobile 98 Starfire convertible

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No cars wear two-tones quite like cars from the mid-1950s. Take, for instance, this 1955 Oldsmobile 98 Starfire convertible for sale on Hemmings.com, displaying a combination of Coral and Polar White, as specified on its body tag. Sure, it’s not a color combination for shrinking violets, but nobody who drives a convertible from the Fifties nowadays doesn’t expect to be noticed. From the seller’s description:

This 55 Olds Starfire 98 convertible came from the dry Wenatchee, WA, area…was sitting in a private yard since 1958, I found the tow truck receipt from 1958 in the glovebox.. so, the car was practically almost new when it was parked until 2 years ago where it was bought and a frame OFF restoration was done.

Being a Super 98 convertible and top of the line, it was really worth it to be fully restored. Car was almost rust-free and I do have many pics when I received the car to prove it..it had only a few spots of rust, very minimal and hard to believe for a car that sat outside in a yard since 1958…luckily that area of the WA state is extremely dry.

Matching numbers car makes it very rare. It has a Power top, Power brakes, Power windows, Power seat ..Practically all the factory Power options are included. 324″ Rocket engine was all there, but of course not running…so it has been taken totally apart and fully redone..it’s brand new and has a few test miles on it now. Same for the Hydr-Matic tranny, all taken apart and redone…. The car has been put to a rotisserie and done professionally. Chassis is also in perfect, solid condition, uncut and totally redone

The upholstery has been a painful process having SMS fabrics company (the only company in the world) match the leather, which is coral and ivory dimpled..Waited 6 or more months just for this detail…and very costly too!! All glass has been replaced. Rubbers are brand new all over the car. The ragtop is also brand new, white color….in some pics it looks more light cream, but it’s NOT …it’s more off-white color, the correct one. Dash has been taken off and all gauges restored.

All wiring system is totally new, 12V. All brakes are totally redone. WW tires are radials Coker. Emblems, taillights and details are brand new bought from Fusik. Bumpers and details rechromed. Underneath car is very clean. I included some detailed shots of the restoration process where the original floors can be appreciated

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Price: Inquire
Status: No Longer Available

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