- Original production of 700 vehicles were planned.
- All 1969 H/O's except the convertibles, were based on model Olds model 4487 (4-4-2 Holiday Coupe)
- Jack Watson contracted Demmer Engineering of Lansing, MI to modify the cars per Watson's specs. The cars were trailered from Oldsmobile to Demmer then to the dealer.
- The rims and Polyglas tires were installed at Oldsmobile prior to Demmer modifications.
- All were painted Cameo White with Firefrost Gold stripes and black interiors.
- Front seat headrests had a gold stripe painted down the middle.
- The FireFrost Gold paint was only available on the Hurst/Olds and only in 1969.
- The 455 engine came installed from the Oldsmobile factory.
- The Hurst/Olds package for 1969 was list priced at $683.94
- The dealer net price for the package was $475.00, billed to the dealer by Hurst Performance.
- The Oldsmobile code for the Hurst package was W-46, both AC & non AC cars shared this.
- The rear spoiler was said to have 15 lbs of downward thrust at 60 mph & 64 lbs at 120 mph.
- The mirrors were also used by the AMC Hurst/Scrambler in 1969.
- The mirrors were 'not' imported, they were sourced from a local Michigan manufacturer, Dick Chrysler has confirmed this.
- The air cleaner flapper door & vacuum motor were also used by the AMC Hurst/Scrambler in 1969.
- Original owners were offered an engraved dash plaque for the dash, not all sent for them.
- All hood scoop interior inlets were painted black, sorry.. they were....
- The 1969 H/O emblems were pastic, coated with copper, then painted.
- All 1969 H/O's came with the Hurst dual gate shifter.
- Two Convertible's were built for promotional purposes, 1 was destroyed at a racetrack in 1970 and then a 3rd one was built to take it's place.
- So, 3 convirtibles were made with the VIN's verified. If you want to be cute and say "maybe 5 or more", whatever, why not go for 50 then come back with verification whenever.
- The convertibles had white tops and a gold stripe like the hardtop painted on the convertible top!
- The hoodpins as shown on the cover of the June 1969 Motor Trend photo were not available on the car, this photo was from a late prototype of the car.
- The 1969 H/O rear axle codes were different than the 442 codes for 1969, 'SH'=3.23, 'SJ'=3.42, 'SL'=3.91
- The 1969 H/O was the only Hurst/Olds George Hurst kept over the years.
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