1968 442 front wheel drive ???
#1
1968 442 front wheel drive ???
I stumbled across this article while doing some research. A front wheel drive 442 !!!
I hope I don't step on toes posting this link:
http://www.sbctango.activeboard.com/...1968-olds-442/
I hope I don't step on toes posting this link:
http://www.sbctango.activeboard.com/...1968-olds-442/
#3
Yup, George Hurst himself had the car built. It was written up in the Hurst Heritage book if I remember correctly. I've never figured out why you'd want to do this, however. Sorry, but I'm just not a big fan of wrong-wheel-drive.
#4
Get yourself a 1st generation Toronado and your tastes may change!
Nothing like staying on the throttle and powering thru a turn, and the tail follows the front without trying to push it off the road...
Nothing like staying on the throttle and powering thru a turn, and the tail follows the front without trying to push it off the road...
#5
#6
One of my fantasy cars is to get a 1966 Toro and put a 1966 Rivera frame and floor pan under it... (they're both E-body cars)
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I stumbled across this article while doing some research. A front wheel drive 442 !!!
I hope I don't step on toes posting this link:
http://www.sbctango.activeboard.com/...1968-olds-442/
I hope I don't step on toes posting this link:
http://www.sbctango.activeboard.com/...1968-olds-442/
#8
Last edited by 81pilot; October 4th, 2011 at 12:14 PM. Reason: pics
#9
Thanks for the link - not aware of this one, but real nice!
Although George never built the rear mount/rear drive Olds, I came a torchlight away from doing it to a '65 Chevelle 2-dr wagon!
Had the frame section with engine/trans sitting side-by-side, and deceided It'd take too long on my DD!
Although George never built the rear mount/rear drive Olds, I came a torchlight away from doing it to a '65 Chevelle 2-dr wagon!
Had the frame section with engine/trans sitting side-by-side, and deceided It'd take too long on my DD!
#12
for the Oldsmobile purist/historian, it might be worthwhile for future reference to state where you saw the car. You never know when a little bit of information is deemed a treasure years from now.
#14
I bought this car last year and in the process of restoration and looking for any paperwork from Hurst about it. I do have the two articles written back in 1968 and the two Hurst books but I have to guess Hurst did some promotional work with this car or about it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
BTW this car will be in Chicago at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals in November.
BTW this car will be in Chicago at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals in November.
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