1969 Oldsmobile 442 for sale $87,500

She also retains her original VIN numbers matching 445 engine and her original Hurst Performance modified TH400 transmissionand#44; OH691686. Her body VIN plates and Fisher Body tag are also intact and original. She is desirably equipped with Hurst His/Hers Automatic and no A/C. This Hurst/Olds is one of the best restored specimens currently available.

Most serious collectors look first for good documentation and all VIN numbers matching when shopping for long term additions to their collection. This car offers something more. Her history tells us that this car spent a long part of her life in Californiaand#44; a safe haven from the rust belt.

Prior to restorationand#44; the current owner confirmed that this Hurst/Olds also retains all her original body panels. He began with a fully intactand#44; extremely originaland#44; but driver quality example before embarking on a two year frame-off concours restorationand#44; documented by a full binder of receipts and completed in  late 2010.  When not out for showsand#44; she is stored in a securedand#44; climate-controlled environment under cover. More than an uptight garage queenand#44; she has been shaken down mechanically and driven sparinglyand#44; less than 125 miles a year since restorationand#44; in fair weather during the summer months.

Exterior Description

In 2010and#44; she completed nut and bolt rotisserie restorationand#44; retaining all of her original body panels and remains in very excellent condition. She has been a kept woman all her lifeand#44; no evidence of rust repair or collision damageand#44; just need to put some new back on her after 40 plus years in the world. This Hurst/Olds is finished in factory original Cameo White with Fire Frost Gold stripes and hand laid black pinstripes and H/O 455 in gold lettering atop the iconic dual-snorkel Mailbox hood scoops- just like they did new at Hurst. All the elements are here as welland#44; NOS Diecast H/O Emblems and factory original rear decklid spoiler. All the glass is date coded with full tint optionand#44; original to this vehicle. Even the headlights are the correct T-3 sealed beams.
Doors close with the nudge of a single finger and a solid click for that bank vault feel of GMs most vaunted brands. Look down each side of this car and you will see that her lines are crisp as a freshly pressed shirt. The stainless and chrome are razor sharp with a mirrored gleam. All panel gaps are uniformand#44; fit and finish better than assembly line could hope to accomplish.

Interior Description

The interior was a serious area of focus on this build. No corners were cut hereand#44; the entire interior is new or NOS. From the bucket seatsand#44; gold striped head restsand#44; and carpetand#44; to the headlinerand#44; arm restsand#44; door sillsand#44; kick panels and date coded seat belts. The hard to find things like the H/O Glove Box Emblemand#44; New Old Stock (NOS) 3-Spoke wood-grain inlay steering wheel and inserts and factory Hurst His and Hers Dual-gate shifter and console. All lights and accessories are in full working orderand#44; right down to the AM/FM radio.

Engine Bay Description

The numbers matching original 455 engine Rocket V8and#44; factory rated at 380 Horsepower graces the engine bayand#44; red and chrome like a jewel. The originaland#44; date coded 4 bbl carburetor fed by vacuum operated Ram Air as it is sucked in by those giant Mailbox hood scoops. Other concours details include the