HOLY CRAP! You just died and went to heaven! Yup. Here is probably the most absolutely rust free, desert, mostly complete, original ’65 Starfire ragtop for sale today anywhere on Earth. No kidding. It is now late 2025, and I got this car in 1984, 41 plus years ago.

I drove it to Phoenix from LA and then back to LA, once to San Francisco and Lake Tahoe. With enough 104+ brand octane booster in the tank it ran just fine even at high speeds in hot weather.

CONDITION-WISE:- Now for the all-important issues; pot metal, rust, missing parts made out of unobtanium. Nothing but good news on all 3 fronts. YAY! All of the impossible-to-find, ’65 Starfire specific trim is there and intact. WOO-HOO! Almost all of the pot metal is what I would call “museum quality”. Not 100% flawless, but on my automotive “niceness” scale for used auto parts from 1 to 100 and 50 being average, these parts score about 95 to 99 as used parts go.

The only really noticeable pitting is on the taillight bezels, and those are still extremely reflective and basically damage free, and still quite gorgeous.

The rest of the pot metal on this car is just drop dead dreamy. Much of the ’65 Starfire trim is specific to that model. A few parts were shared with the Jetstar 1. Only seen 2 of that car. Stuff like grille, hood wind spear, headlight bezels, headlight buckets, taillight bezels, big, huge, ribbed “OLDSMOBILE” pot metal piece between the taillights, rear bumper, trunk molding, and ALL the side trim, including the stainless lower piece, and awesome side exhaust port tips are Starfire specific. Everything is intact, I have “doubles” and “triples” of Starfire parts.

The car is missing wheel covers, that’s how I got the car. I think the radio is missing, too. Big deal. What rust? There IS NO structural body rust that I can see. I have removed the taillight bezels, the rear end finish panel, and the rear bumper to clearly show this. Even the trunk weatherstrip channel is awesome looking. Oh, there might be slight rust way behind the lower moldings.

There are multiple extra parts that go with the car. A partial list: 2 grilles, 3 bumpers, 6 desert fenders, 2 have cornering lights, 3 floor consoles, tachometers, floor shifters, extra steering wheel brightwork, lots of Starfire-spec chrome plated bucket seat steel pieces, 4 exhaust tips, ’65 only Starfire-spec air cleaner, 25 to 35 wheel opening stainless moldings, body colored fender extensions, front and rear, taillight bezels/lenses/rings, chrome, stainless, etc.

We HAVE 3 almost complete 1969 and 1970 Olds Delta 88/98 disc brake set-ups if considering a disc brake conversion. We have LOTS of ‘65 GM “B” body convertible stuff.

Damage wise, there is a small dent in the passenger side fender near the headlight. It has NOT affected the operation of the hood closing down all the way, and the “gap” is still right on. There appears to be a tiny amount of, maybe BONDO, in the passenger rear quarter, but when you look in the trunk, no damage is visible.

The car may have been repainted in the 1970s. Replacement carpeting with the stainless moldings for the carpeting. The car has tilt column and usual Starfire stuff. The old vacuum operated outside ventilation system is now the reliable cable operated system as featured on non-AC ’65 Jetstar 88 cars. From the driver’s seat you can now operate both the driver’s side and passenger side outside cool air leg vents.

The car is a rust-free, desert, number 5 condition car, and will be the easiest to restore ’65 Starfire convertible on planet Earth. The floor of the trunk is still shiny metal. Can’t say that back in Rustyville USA. Nosireebob! This car came from Phoenix.

I have soooo much extra stuff that you might need, like convertible-specific “A” post inner chrome moldings and convertible top latch swivel thingees. I can also “redo” the wire/spinner Olds hubcaps if you need that service from us. I would consider all the chrome trim would be worth from $20,000 to $40,000 total. All I am asking for the car and a shed full of all that righteous chrome is just $20,000. You could make a financial killing on the extra brightwork. Personally, I would keep all of it as spares just in case. Please DO NOT beat me down on the price, or I will simply keep it and make it a 4-speed car.

This is a “running/driving/steering/stopping” car, but since in has started and only gone about 50 feet on the side of my house a few times. It is a 60-year-old car, people. It will most likely need a battery, air in the tires, maybe a new tire or two, fluids, points and condenser, and stuff like that. You WILL NOT be cruising with the top down an hour after purchase. At the pace I work, it will take a 2-3 days to do the radiator, the brakes, clean everything, check tires, check fluids, do ignition, etc. This is a REALLY GOOD “starting point” type of a car.

The guy running the ’65 Starfire convertible registry back in North Carolina or wherever claims that there are only about, maybe, 100 to 105 of these remaining, and four have a 4-speed trans. I have a brand new, never installed, Auto-gear M-20 wide ratio trans. Fits 1965 to 1968 Olds and Pontiac big cars like Catalina, Grand Prix, Bonneville, Starfire, etc. It has the “noisier” M-22 tooth angle.

I replaced remove the small 1965 4-barrel intake manifold with a 1966 Quadrajet intake and a big Q-Jet.

The ‘65 Starfire is a QUANTUM leap forward and better than the equivalent ’64 car. Feel free to ask any relevant questions that I have not answered.

People, it’s late 2025! This is most likely the very last, best, most rust-free example of this car remaining for sale.

The color combination is absolutely perfect as is (to ME at least). Light blue metallic, with a white leather interior and white top. Hard to top that combination. You’ll NEVER see rows of these cars at the car shows. You’ll be the neighborhood hero. You might have to don a cape while cruising. HA-HA!

We also have seven of the bolt-on mag type wheel cover hub caps. I think they were called something like option N-93. We also have the gorgeous chrome spinner center caps. Well, that’s about it. OKBYE! Love, Uncle Martybob.