Oldsmobile Starfire
1979
The Starfire is the second car that came into our possession.
one day I needed some parts for the Buick, so off to the junkyard !
Now the only mistake I made at that time was to take my
wife along !
As soon as we entered the place my girl took off like a rocket!
there she was (I say she because I do believe this car is female)
My girl was all over this car with the customary OOH and Aah !
And then the words "I WANT THIS CAR ! " (I will learn later what
these words really stand for)
my "rocket" shoots of to the owner to ask what he wants for this
car even before I have the chance to check this car out, does it run?
what engine does it have? any problems with it?
Everybody knows if you find a car in a junkyard there has to be
something wrong with it!
so while my rocket is talking to the owner, a friend and I start to
check her out.
It says Oldsmobile on the front, Starfire on the fenders, year?
ah 1979 says the papers.
Engine: 4 cylinder 2.5L, manual transmission, power steering.
She looks ok beside the doors that have been repaired, the front
fenders have been partly rebuild with fiberglass and some rust
here and there.
Interior looks like new tough.
Lets see if the engine runs, yep it runs! but like crap! it runs only
on three cylinders! this friend who is also a mechanic dives into
the engine bay, fumbles around a bit and comes out of the engine
bay with a big grin on his face and the phrase "sparkplug wire
was loose".
this engine is spinning now.
So lets see: engine: ok, body: well nothing wrong that I cant
fix, some small stuff has to be found and replaced, like one
door handle, washer fluid container, things like that.
price: well, rocket returns with one of her smile-puppy face eyes.
Oooooh I know that look!
"honey! its dirt cheap! and we can have the parts that are missing
form that wreck that stands over there!"
Now do I really have to say how long it took to get this car home?
One quick dash home, take the plates off of the Buick,
jump into our friends car again, drive back like the devil is
on our tail (the junkyard is closing soon!)
stop on the way at a bank (GOOD things those cash dispenser
thingies!)
There! we made it! (yeah right! like my girl, who stayed behind
would have allowed the junkyard to close!)
So the same evening the "little one" like we started to call here is
home.
Now if you go to the next page you will see what has been done
to the little one from day one to its current condition.
The present: my wife left me and took this car with her
she was smart enough to let me register, have it inspected
and insured on my expense before leaving tough!