Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible, 1961
Chassis No.: 616C01536 Auction: The Salmon Brothers Collection 2012 Auction date: June 16, 2012 Lot No.: S56 $41,800 | Sold • Body: Convertible • 394 CI engine • Automatic transmission • Air conditioning • Power steering • Power brakes • Power windows • Power locks • Power seats • Bucket seats with console • White with Black top and Red interior • Built in California • Wide whitewall tires • Formerly owned by Mike Ditka According to the accompanying title certificate, this fully loaded 1961 Oldsmobile Starfire convertible was purchased by legendary Chicago Bears football coach Mike Ditka. Built at the Southgate, California plant, this personal luxury Oldsmobile combines Provincial White paint with a Red leather bucket seat interior (perhaps the Starfire’s most distinctive feature) and Black soft top in a very classy package. A chrome-dressed 394 CI Starfire V-8 delivers performance through a console-shift automatic, with air conditioning, power steering and brakes and power windows, locks and seats rounding out the generous options list. https://www.mecum.com/lots/129552/1961-oldsmobile-starfire-convertible/
