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Description
"You may have heard of jalopies,
You heard the noise they make,
Let me introduce you to my Rocket '88.
Yes it's great, just won't wait,
Everybody likes my Rocket '88.
Gals will ride in style,
Movin' all along.
V-8 motor and this modern design,
My convertible top and the gals don't mind
Sportin' with me, ridin' all around town for joy.
Blow your horn, Rocket, blow your horn!"
-select Rocket 88 lyrics by Ike Turner (or is it Bill Haley?)
Another photo from the car show I attended. I considered cropping it in closer to the name, but liked the reflections in the fender so I kept it as is. To see the full view of the '62 Starfire and lots of other cars, you can visit these two Photography Forum threads HERE (1) and HERE (2).
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Oldsmobile Starfire
(1961-1966)
A sporty and luxurious hardtop coupe and convertible based on the Olds 88. The Starfire featured interiors with leather bucket seats and a center console with floor shifter, along with a standard Hydra-Matic transmission, power steering and brakes (and power windows and seats on convertibles). It was powered by Oldsmobile's most powerful Rocket V8 engine, a 394
Comments (25)
Double Sweet!
"Is fuel efficiency really what we need most desperatelly? I say that what we really need is a car that can be shot when it breaks down." - Russell Baker
beautiful... :) what a wonderful car... :)
Doh! I could'a had a V-8!!! ; ) Killer wheels man!!!
Excellent photo and perfectly color and lighting, I like too your angle of viewing ;) Good day and kiss
Kool, that's you in the reflection !!! great capture and lighting, plus a wealth of car info...BRILL & ~Cheers~ :o)
Saweet shot.......=]
Great looking car, love the angle too !! Superb !! :)
Cool point of view - makes it appear very sleek! Excellent capture and very cool car too!
I recall hearing people put the pedal to the metal and becuase of mufflers they would sound like a jet exhaust. could be heard 2 blocks away. this specimen looks better than they did new. excellent capture on this beauty
Perfect capture and perspective!!! Bravo :)
What a magnificent car and you so well captured it !!!
He he, and we keep still driving many V4-cars LOL! Fantastic work, love to see these golden oldies!
The usual Americanocentric BS. The 1949 Saab (http://www.philseed.com/saab92.html) was the first automobile with front wheel drive, popularized by the 1959 Mini and later. Built like an aircraft, and great in the snow. Bye, bye Miss American Pi R Squared, hehe.
What a beauty:):)..V
Impressive steel & chrome...I've got Rockett 88 on a Blues Masters Harmonica Classic CD that lists the song co-written by Jackie Brenston/Ike Turner, which the CD happens to be in my van right now...varoom []/;^)
Excellent shot Kortalouche.I love the way the chrome looks.You used the perfect pov to accentuate the lines.Oh,and I really enjoyed looking at your thread,too.I hope you'll be uploading more like this.Have a great evening!-M :^)
Ah, what a classic car! Excellent POV, compo, and capture Kort! Look me up when you get to NC, we'll have a blast! Have a fantastic day buddy!
Great view of this car..I like your angle of viewing! Excellent lighting and reflections..a wonderful car! :)
PERFECTO !!!!! Love classic cars !
Fantastic capture and POV.....Awesome ......VOTE!!!!!!
Must be Bill Haley. Or Not. lol. Love the car. Really takes me back in time. Wonderful capture. The car really is a beauty although it does look alot like the car I had my first accident in on the first day after I got my drivers license. lol. hmmmmmm. Interesting visit to the past for me. Excellent image !!
Fantastic photography !!! V
Nicely done, I see you squatting in the bumper..but you had to, to get this killer POV...beautiful classic! Aloha!
simply fascinating and so coooool! gorgeous photo! it's a pleasure to stroll through your gallery again! winks with potatoes LOL