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69SSZL1 02-22-2023 09:05 PM

Bill do you remember the color or other info about your Jetfire? I wonder if it’s still around. We have a registry with about 15 automatic Jetfires.

olredalert 02-23-2023 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 69SSZL1 (Post 1615660)
Bill do you remember the color or other info about your Jetfire? I wonder if it’s still around. We have a registry with about 15 automatic Jetfires.

----Yes,,,The one I had was a beautiful Turquoise metallic with a white interior and white vinyl top. I sold it at a small vintage car auction in the Chicago suburbs to a dealer from (I think) Missouri. If he was smart, he put it away as it was flawless!...Bill S

69SSZL1 02-23-2023 05:21 PM

Bill,
We have one like that in the registry, it has 14,000 miles but is not running and the engine and sub frame were out. Its in New York but I haven't talked to the guy in a few years. In this photo, the car is on jack stands and the front wheels are just set in place. Do you think this could be your old car?


https://i.ibb.co/3h0cXdg/twobolts-1963-1a.jpg

olredalert 02-23-2023 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 69SSZL1 (Post 1615749)
Bill,
We have one like that in the registry, it has 14,000 miles but is not running and the engine and sub frame were out. Its in New York but I haven't talked to the guy in a few years. In this photo, the car is on jack stands and the front wheels are just set in place. Do you think this could be your old car?


https://i.ibb.co/3h0cXdg/twobolts-1963-1a.jpg

----It's possible but the color doesn't look quite right. I'll look up a color page on google and see if I can get a handle on the color.....Bill S

69SSZL1 03-08-2023 05:01 PM

Shot of correct hood insulation with factory cut out for the turbo to fit under the hood. Lots of special things were done to the Jetfire on the assembly line. When a rare 4 speed was on the order sheet, the trans tunnel was cut out and a stamped 4 speed tunnel sheet metal piece was welded in.

Ihttps://i.ibb.co/w4j65Hx/IMG-5315.jpg

69SSZL1 03-14-2023 04:38 PM

New auction, this time its a biding auction. If this was a 69 Camaro, with the top engine, these options and special assembly on the line, like a COPO, it would be worth 6 figures.
Only one 4 speed Jetfire has ever crossed an auction block, back in 2017, and it went for 60k. It was a Frankenstein car with no original components.
I may take this to Mecum Monterey in August if it doesn't sell on eBay. All it takes is for one of these to sell for a high number at auction and it will be the next Bronco, 21 window VW bus, etc. The only difference is there are only a couple of these that exist.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/225479415548

69SSZL1 03-19-2023 02:13 AM

My eBay auction got copied and put on a classified ad website US Classifieds4all. Ad is for about half of what I am asking. Don’t fall for it you will lose your money. Looks like the ads are mostly scams on there.

BJCHEV396 03-19-2023 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by 69SSZL1 (Post 1617841)
My eBay auction got copied and put on a classified ad website US Classifieds4all. Ad is for about half of what I am asking. Don’t fall for it you will lose your money. Looks like the ads are mostly scams on there.

That sucks....I hate thieves!!

69SSZL1 04-13-2023 11:52 PM

My eBay auction is back up. I think this car would do great at a Mecum, so that's my next move it it doesn't sell on eBay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/225527633844

69SSZL1 05-02-2023 06:02 PM

The 1963 4 speed Jetfire is SOLD and is on it way to be in a museum in England. I would have rather it stayed in the USA with an enthusiast but it didn’t work out that way. Not many people are aware of these cars and at car shows it’s the only car people really look at for a long time. I just took my 1962 Jetfire to a judged show on Sunday and took 2nd place behind a concours Ferrari 330. But way more people were crowded around my car all day then the Ferrari.


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