Brian,what do you know about making cars look good? You still driving that Merc? Nuff said!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: It just so happens that the "Pimp My Ride" look is real popular in Akron,has been for over 40 years.Check out some pics of the old Royal Bobcats,and all mid sixties factory gm racers,they all had the front end high,they looked awesome. You just cant teach"Cool":bglasses:
Race car, race, car, race car That is Ultra cool and even furthers my suspicions that this may be one of Berejik's race cars. Now would this be an awesome M/P car? BTW, easy to make a radio delete cover from an old glove box door.......................If this is a real factory radio delete cover, history back to day one is worth documenting and invaluable. Brian: I think that's what you were looking to do with the M/P class, right?
I noticed that but didn't make the connection. Last summer at the Nats in Cincy, there was a triple green 69 W-32 post (was for sale at Volo, and shockingly reasonably priced). What was cool about this was it was also a radio delete car. Nice original car too even though I wasn't too keen on the triple green. had a green vinyl top. The people at Volo swapped the poverty caps for SSI I talked with the new owner in Cincy. It had the incorrect rear axle and had been repainted. but still veeery nice.
I have been an Olds freak since birth. I drool everytime I see a '68 Hurst Olds. Those cars just look soooo cool. I also agree with the cool heritage as far as where that car came from. Does anyone know any stories on what happened to any of the Smothers Brothers cars? I have often wondered where those went. That and the off road '70 W-30 that James Garner raced across the desert. I would love to hear any stories that anyone has. I have never heard anyone bring up that James Garner Olds before.
68 Hurst, HUH? 68 Hurst/Olds? I miss mine terribly, but my college friend who found me the car now owns it. When I saw the posting about "3 layers of paint" or something I thought that junior supercar was referring to mine! I owned mine from Oct. 1993 to Jan. 2003. I was first facinated by them when I was given a collection of mags from the 60s and 70s back when I was in 6th grade - 1979! The, in 1983 a magazine from Old Cars Weekly called "Car Exchange" (remember that? o No: ) did a comparo between an 83 H/O and a 68. The 68 was listed at 13.8 in the quarter - and the 83 was listed in the high 15s, I think. I showed the article to a friend in school and he said, "but the 83 LOOKS SO COOL! ou: ) Well, I thought that perhaps one day I would own a 68 Hurst. 10 years later, age 26 - $11.5 k, BOUGHT! My (former :ball: ) particular car still has some original paint - hence the different shades of silver. It now has right around 40k. The BEST I ever ran was a 13.47 at 102, at night at Union Grove, WI on M/H G60 cheaters. I could never run that quick at Mid-Michigan. The original trans is long gone, but all the other important numbers match. I was able to track every owner but my paperwork and bumper scoops seemed to end with one Jim Battle, who also had one of the 2 69 H/O converts. The only options besides the mandatory Hurst options were AM radio, tinted windshield and ugly PA1 wheel covers. That's right - no tic-toc-tach w/gauges, no sport wheel, no SSIIs, and the car has manual steering. I ran at the 96 and 97 pure stocks - and I DROVE the car to those meets, and in 2002 I trailered the car. If I mention things that I have already posted I apologize, but with this board getting hacked I cannot tell what is still around and what is not! :af: The car was sold as new in March of 1969 out of a Ford dealer - they took over the stock of the Olds dealer that went belly-up. This was in Chaska, MN. The car spent 2 winters in MN and then went to AZ - which saved the car. :bglasses: I used to hate how the car was optioned, but when I put myself in the dealer's spot, I understand. "Hey, we're struggling - order one of those Hurst cars to get some traffic on the floor, but keep the options to a minimum so we can sell the thing!" I'll post more, like some racing history, later unless there are objections. :TU:
COOL!!! :beer no SSII????? wow, I didn't know you could get them like that, not that I'm a 68 H/O expert or anything. btw, Joe, did you happen to register your car with Karl Sarpolis who's keeping the 68 H/O registry???
Chris, Karl? Karl who? I've known Karl about 10 years now. He's known about my, er, my friend's car for about that time. He lives in the south suburbs of Chicago, but I'm in the north suburbs. The car NOW is closer to him and he has helped my friend out with the re-installation of the bumper scoops and other minor items. An original car, yes it is - but even on an original car have any of you been frustrated by what gets butchered? The Hurst spun main bearings TWICE, so the engine was out of the car twice - all before me. The wiring was pretty butchered, and I always wondered, why? :af: For example, the positive battery cable burned up on the exhaust pipe, the alternator was mounted on the WRONG (driver's) side - probably to get at the fuel pump easier, was missing a bracket, the belt squeaked for the first 3 years I had the car, the scoops were CUT OFF (why?) :ball: the original carb was supposed to be with the car but wasn't, etc. etc. I'd love to buy it back - I do have the right of first refusal! :TU: Even with the bucks the car would sit out right now, and I sure as heck don't have the money - for now. Oh - the wheels/wheel covers. Acording to the original owner, he said the car had "some sort of ugly wheel covers" when he bought the car and he right away bought some aftermarket rims for the car - they were NOT Hurst rims - darn. After some discussion I determined that they were the PA1. The car had Hooker headers (I think) that were put on the car in 69' or 70' - and cut, torched, etc. in 1996 - see Pure Stocks for why! :Smarty: No, I never ran the car with open headers (I did try) as the bolts to the exhaust pipes were rusted tight. The original exhaust manifolds WERE included with the car. Other interesting items: There was an air valve mounted on the rear bumper support - air shocks? I installed airbags but they had their own valves and hoses. Some sticker on the outer frame rail in the left rear wheel well. The sticker is still there. Original fuel tank was in great shape when I dropped it to fix the fuel gauge sender. I expected much worse. Car has replacement trans with no tag - a Hydromatic off the shelf replacement that was built up by some MN Pontiac dealer after an Olds dealer refused to offer a second re-build of the original trans. The original OW trans had a case porosity problem and had some sand still in the case! Needless to say, this replacement trans was just rebuilt again - by my friend! p Hey - he got a good deal! Car was hit in the right front in 1978, the hood was replaced in 1997 and the panels still don't line up properly. Has all 4 original T3 headlamps and did have (now stored) the original 37A alternator. Number on the back of the wood plate on the dash was "501". This does not translate to the VIN list - I think the car was in the low 400s. Here is a copy/paste from an e-mail to my friend, with some notes: H8T01942 = Hydramatic, 1968, replacement trans, serial no. 01942. Headlights all 4 original. Radiator original side tanks, new core. Last core was from 1973. (Yes - the original owner blew the waterpump at least once!) Fan shroud replaced once in 1973, the 1973 shroud was discarded and a Year-one replacement installed. Water pump and fuel pump non-original. Block, heads, intake, alternator (still looking) ORIGINAL Exhaust manifolds I think original. The condition certainly indicated that they werent on the car for long. The numbers and letters match for a 69 and not a 68. Here: 68: Left, casting no. 389269, letter X Right, casting no. 389268, letter Y 69: Left, casting no. 402295, letter W Right, casting no. 402294, letter Z (who knows the car may have had 69 manifolds put on!) Carb 7029253, for a 69 442 MT non-W30 application. You have a correct 7028255 carb. (The original carb went missing, but I found a replacement.) Distributor has correct date code, but the no. is for a std. 455 4bbl. Correct? No. Original? Probably! (Read the above again. I feel this sort of stuff went on quite a bit!) Trans 68 service replacement. Axle original T3 3.91 Mufflers replaced you have the originals, which are shot. (Are these worth ANYTHING? o No: ) Tail-pipes replaced you have what maybe the originals, with tips that are definitely original. That's all for now....
