I saw quite a few jetfires in the LA area in the peroid when they were new.
They had water/alcohol injection to help keep down any tendency toward
detonation. This was before Knock Sensors. When the water ran out and the
drivers forgot to refill they the system, the engines detonated themselves
to death! Within a few years none were left on the road intact.
Regards, Greg Solow
----- Original Message -----
From: <Jhalfdime@aol.com>
To: <TrmpetDave@aol.com>; <morgans@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 2:55 AM
Subject: Re: supercharge
> Having worked at the local Olds dealer in '63 and '64 I can vouch for the
> accuracy of your information.
> The Olds was called the "Jetfire," (Later to become MUCH LARGER) and
was
> a Cutlass coupe (Or convertible) with the aluminum 215 cid V-8 which was
> turbocharged. I can recall the dealer bad mouthing the car, but it could
> have been because he was partial to the '58/'59 chrome behemouth 98s.
> After two years at the dealership I can only recall one or two
Jetfires
> passing through so my guess would be that they are like hen's teeth to
find.
> Cheers & Happy Morganing,
> Jim Nichol
>
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