Description
Lot #1000 - Proudly offered by Thornton Muscle Cars of Quakertown, PA, this 1968 H/O is an award winning concours Muscle Car & Corvette Nationals in November 2011, certification and trophy with the car, along with original owner's manual and original factory brochures. This matching numbers Hurst was the first 455 with 390hp in an A body GM car. There were 515 produced, 153 with air conditioning, this is one of 153 cars with air and is one of 162 cars on the 1968 Hurst Olds Registry. This Hurst Olds has 390hp which is the highest horsepower for Oldsmobile. The car is #11 on the Demmer list. The first 10 cars for GM management and this car was the first one to be sold to the public. Painted with paint code ZZ that was special to the Hurst and it is detailed with black stripes and edged with hand painted white pin stripes and blacked out trunk lid. Other special options included in the car are hand rubbed walnut instrument cluster, Hurst dual gate shifter, and interior and exterior emblems specific to the Hurst Olds. This car was restored to be the best using all factory parts and was restored to the highest detail with no expense spared. This car is correct in every detail. Options on the car include paint code ZZ, Peruvian Silver and black paint scheme with hand painted White pin stripes, 455/390hp, air conditioning, Turbo 400 OW Hydra-Matic transmission, Force-Air induction system, Hurst automatic dual gate shifter and console, oversize G70 x 14 Goodyear polyglas tires, Hurst Olds interior and exterior emblems, specially trimmed, hand rubbed walnut instrument panel, front wheel disc brakes, heavy duty 3.08 posi-traction rear, heavy duty suspension, rear stabilizer, red plastic fender liners, dual snorkel air cleaner with under bumper scoops, SSII wheels, AM radio, woodgrain sport steering wheel, Rally gauges with tach, power steering, power disc brakes, quadra jet, high capacity cooling system with special fan and radiator, and show chrome.