Olds' first modern "small car" debuted for '61 in response to growing interest in imports and domestic compacts, trumping them all with a 215-cid aluminum V8 good for 155 hp standard and 185 hp in a higher-performance Cutlass Coupe model. Preceding the official start of the muscle car wars by two model years, Olds raised the ante with a 215-hp fluid-injected "Turbo-rocket" turbocharged version in a $3,049 Jetfire hardtop coupe with bucket seats and console for '62. As output grew to 448K for '62 and 477K for '63, turbocharged Jetfire production totaled 3,765 and 5,842, respectively. ...next page >>