It had V8-level power, sci-fi tech, and a boost button—but it vanished almost instantly.
Oldsmobile sold over 9,000 Jetfires in 1962-1963, but fewer than 200 are known to exist in any condition. This barn find is ...
This high-compression turbocharged muscle car needed rocket fluid to keep it cool.
The Jetfire was a two-year model, produced in less than 10,000 examples in total, and the optional four-speed gearbox was ordered in a few hundred units only ...
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The Muscle Car That Used Forced Induction Before Anyone Else
Though short-lived, this elusive American legend paved the way for future greatness.
Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...
The Oldsmobile Jetfire is a special car for a whole lot of reasons aside from the snail under its hood. It wasn’t made for very long so finding a nice one today is hard to accomplish. Oh, and it also ...
Turbocharged engines are common in cars today, but that all started with the 1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire featured on this episode of "Jay Leno's Garage." It was restored by Eric Jensen, who explains the ...
This is one of the coolest cars I've ever documented and so unique that most people don't even know about them. It's a 1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire, one of 3,765 produced, and, along with the Chevrolet ...
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