Olds threw in the towel on the "senior compact" concept after a few years of slow sales and, for the 1964 model year, the F-85 was bumped up in size to be a new "intermediate" or "midsize" car on the body-on-frame A-body platform shared with the Chevy Chevelle, Buick Special, and Pontiac Tempest.
Not having a suitable small economy engine of their own, the base engine in the F-85 models was Buick's cast iron overhead valve 225cid 90-degree V-6 with a single 1-barrel Rochester carb. Derived from the alloy Buick 215 V-8, the 225 was marketed as the Econ-O-Way V-6 by Olds and put out 155 SAE gross horsepower.
The V-8 fender badges on this Wedgewood Mist 1964 F-85 sedan tell us it has one of two 330 cubic inch Oldmobile V-8s: Either the 2-barrel Jetfire Rocket rated at 210 horsepower, or the high compression 4-barrel Cutlass V-8 which made 260 horsepower and sported a 10.25:1 compression ratio that required premium fuel.
These photos were taken with a Samsung Galaxy SII in July of 2014.
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