Less than 20K Original Miles 1969 Oldsmobile Hurst / Olds & Ride on My Car Story with Lou Costabile 

I remember being 10 years old and picking up a paper route that included a large apartment complex with numerous buildings and parking lots to it. That is where my love affair with muscle cars started. In these parking lots introduced me to a Corvette Stingray, Olds 442, SS Chevelle, Challenger, Grand Prix SJ to name a few. On one weekend the owner of the 442 had his friend over with his 69 Hurst Olds that looked identical to this one. They saw me gawking/hanging around, talked to me about their cars, opened the hoods, finishing with tires up in smoke just for my inspiration. Memories of a 10 year old kid in the early 70s. Thanks Lou.

I miss the days when car brands were instantly recognizable. Sure, the Cutlass, Malibu, LeMans, and Skylark shared some sheet metal, but the front and rear views made them unique. Thanks Lou! ~ John

"I love the smell of tire smoke in the morning. It smells like.....Victory." Thanks Lou!

I’ve had 6 H/Os over the years ( none from the 60’s). The ‘69 is the Taj Mahal of Olds muscle. Beautiful example, thanks for sharing

Lou! Is there another one out there that is in that good original condition?? May be the best of its kind anywhere... What a BEAST. Sort of Oldsmobile's answer to the Judge. GM A-Body's of the era imho are some of the most handsome cars they ever produced. Gr8 vid!

That letter to owners from Hurst Inc. is amazing, with the various recommendations and cautions. Love the closing: "So, good luck with your Hurst/Olds ventures in 1969."

Fred is very fortunate to have that beast of a car, thanks Lou!

Nice way yo start my day with this segment Lou. Fred has a remarkable time capsule there. Its amazing that not only all the mechanicals are original, but the belts and hoses too. Thanks for making this available to your viewers.

This is by far my favorite muscle car ever ! The 442's were great but this one is the top dog . Thanks for sharing Lou .

Yes, definitely a GOOD opener. Approaching 100K. Nice.

the good ole days, a real rare classic! thanx lou!!

Love the 69 & 68 cutlass/442 body styles..great car Lou

Totally agree; when a car was recognizable from a distance, and with this Hurst Olds, no mistaking what was headed your way. Glad to see & hear this particular piece of automotive history is in good hands. Wow! Under 20K miles! That’s just about mind boggling! Thanks Lou & Fred for a beautiful car this morning!

This Olds is about perfect! Great original car! Certainly not driven in Midwestern winters.

Incredibly Slick Survivor H/O ! I've worked on a few of these in my day including 2 other survivors and a few Pace Cars ! Great Machine ! Thanks Lou !

Had to watch it twice - Wow, what a survivor _ i don't know how you find them, but keep them coming Lou, thnx.

I rode in the back seat of a 68' just once. I'll never forget it. Very serious car!

This car is a beauty! It sure takes me back to my early days; a friend of mine had a beautiful '69 Hurst/Olds like this, I had a 440-6V Vitamin C Superbird, another friend had a 440-6V A-12 Roadrunner, a 396 Chevelle... so many other cars in our gang - cars that collectors drool over today. THAT was the car culture back in the '70s.

Hi Lou, great Hurst/Olds! I think the most striking aspect of the car is your opening segment where the car is a beast, juxtaposed against the final segment where you could have been riding in a garden variety Cutlass Supreme. That was the magic of the Hurst/Olds, almost a Jekyll and Hyde persona. It’s really cool that the owner is willing to drive and show off the performance of this super rare car.

As usual Lou thanks for posting another of your excellent videos. That '69 Hurst Oldsmobile is one sharp looking and great sounding car!

Really cool! Love those 60s Oldsmobiles! I think they might be some of the most underrated muscle cars. Really pretty cars that go like Hell off the line. If I’m lucky enough, I’d like to acquire a mint 442 one of these days.

I don't know what to say! Beautiful beyond belief! What a car!

Gotta Admit. Lou this has to be in your top ten of cars presented. Wow!!

These survivors are always interesting and this one is very special. Thanks for this classic Olds and Car Story Lou!

My 1st car was a 1968 Olds 442 that I bought in 1969 with 18000 miles. It had these chips in the paint on the lower dash. Later I realized ( I was an 18 year old kid working 12 hours a day 6 days a week at Strathmore Paper factory) that the chips aligned with the 2nd to 3rd power shift so violent that it chipped the paint. It was a 400ci. Never had a problem other than the miserable Quadrajet 4 barrel which was junk. When I got drafted I sold it to a friend who has it to this day. In basic trainng for the Army we used to say in cadence, "Ain't no use in looking back. Jodi has your Cadillac. Ain't no use in feeling blue. Jodi has your girl friend too."

What an incredible find Lou. I love those end game GM performance cars. Thanks

Thank you Lou for taking us along for the ride.

Outstanding! Talk about having the right car & custodian combo, and here it is. Given the intro/opener, I'm guessing the original owner wasn't the only one who knew how to race this Olds... Thanks, Lou!

Love the Hurst Olds..!! Remember seeing my first sitting in a garage parking lot in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood of SF back in 85..,that hood always made it look mean. (and it was) Great find Lou, keep it going !

Excellent video, amazing time piece. I turned 70 last month and you took me back to when I was 18 and had my first new car. Not any new car butea 1969 H/O. I had her for six fantastic years. Sold it to another "kid" who totalled it his first month. He survived with several broken ribs. Unfortunately the H/O was destroyed. Thanks for the video. Much appreciated especially when someone takes such pride and care of a 1969 H/O.

Hi, Lou! The Hurst/Olds had a rather sporadic history, actually coming and going no less than four times. It first appeared for 1968-1969, then reappeared for 1972 when it served as the Indy pace car, and a small number of replicas were sold by Olds dealers that year. It continued with the restyled "Colonnade" Cutlass body from 1973 to 1975 (with the '74 serving as another pace car), disappeared again, then saw a brief revival in 1979, a year after the Cutlass was downsized. The final Hurst/Oldses were made in 1983-1984. You're right about Fred's car being a real time capsule. I think its great when people get to see any car as the folks who drove them back in their day remember them. The first generation Toronado was still in production at that time, and all late-Sixties Oldsmobiles seemed to have at least a little bit of the Toronado in them, particularly in the front fender details. I find the shifter details on Fred's car particularly interesting too. Incidentally, our 2014 ISWC convention had a Hurst-equipped 1969 Cutlass wagon in attendance. The owner's father bought it new and personally ordered it with the Hurst shifter, and the owner doesn't know of any others that had one. Thanks to you and Fred for taking us on this amazing Hurst ride! 455 CU...L8R! P.S. 13:44 MEEP! MEEP! BTW, that is the state bird for Fred's neighbors in New Mexico.

The opener was so good, I played it a couple times. Cars of today might be lots faster, but NOTHING of today sounds like that!

Fred has one awesome Hurst Oldsmobile. I ❤ the tire squeal at the beginning of the video too! Music to my ears👂👂

Is that a gloriouse car or what? Back when American muscle cars ruled..

I had a friend with a 1969 Hurst Olds and another with a 1968 HEMI GTX....watching those cars cruising on I75 in Michigan was amazing!

You're a lucky man to be able to ride in time machines such as this 442! What a beautiful survivor. Thanks for taking us along on the rides, which is the next best thing to being there.

So cool that he drives it what a find Lou you never disappoint.

She's a beauty, 69 H/O has been my favorite dream car since I had my first 69 cutlass back in 86. That's a nicely optioned car , tinted glass on a non ac car with power brakes and steering . I've had a chance to talk to several original owners of 69 H/O and to stories stood out to me. From the guy who had to take the Olds dealer to a rail car to prove to him that it was a thing so he could order his, to the first one I saw in real live. Sitting in a field with signs ( trespassers will be shot ) I had to hope the fence to get a better look and got to meet the owner. 69 yr old lady who had bought it new and only drove it about 1000 miles a year at that point .it had about 69,000 miles on it and needed a restoration but was still all there. Great memories , nice car!!!

What a great car Lou. There is nothing like a low mileage survivor big block muscle car, especially a Hurst Olds 442. Beautiful scenery in Arizona also.

Such a nice survivor car this is with that kind of mileage too. I remember those Hurst cars in the day. Really has great power and sound to this unit. Loved the colors Hurst used on the units. A very nice and fun owner too he is.Just a fun video Lou! Thanks for sharing with us!

This car is Gorgeous and very Authentic I Love that engine the original 455 and the Engine Bay is Spectacular !

Good to see a video on Olds where the engine was not reffered to as a BIG block. All Olds V8's from 65 were the same block with variations on deck height 262 and 307 in the 80's. Thank You for sharing this awsome car video!

That was a real privilege's to see such an original car still in existence! Thanks for all the great videos you do! You are on of the BEST!

I owned a 69 Olds 350 at 16 without a dent or scratch. Yours is a very nice, original H/O car, Lou. I like it.

I love Oldsmobiles and this one is a Gem Lou 👍

Beautiful survivor, love how he drives it, like he stole it...

once more, a fantastic machine, I didn't knew the model, that gearbox seems to be just awesome and way ahead of his time...race dna for sure...thank you Lou. 🇨🇭🇵🇹

Goodday Lou, Thanks for the additional 3 video's of Oldsmobile. That Sebring Yellow W31, that is absolutely stunning. It was that good I watched it twice on the big screen. The other 2 great memories. More W 31 please, thanks for additional video's. Your number 1 Fan in Australia Louis Kats from Melbourne Australia ☺ 👍 ❤

Always one of my favorite muscle cars, the Hurst Olds!!! The '69 just looks more rugged and high performance compared to a 1970. Loving the trend lately where the owners really hammer on their rare and classic muscle cars, driving like they were meant to be driven, tires squealing and engine howling!!! Another good one for sure Lou!!!

I was hoping that you and Fred would show how that shifter worked. Fred is right on feeling like he's in 1969 when he's driving the Oldsmobile. I always feel like I'm back in 1973 when I'm driving my Duster. My Uncle used to drag race in the 1960s and 1970s and he always told me that you didn't want to mess with a Oldsmobile or Buick or Pontiac that had a 455 under the hood. Great video as always Lou.

Another great video featuring an awesome survivor! I'm in Phoenix right now too!

That car goes like a Rocket. Thanks Lou.

Another great video Lou! I've always loved the '69 Cutlass and this one is sweet.

Love video hurst olds where great cars you did this car justice thanks

great stuff lou.a real beauty.

Gorgeous muscle car and gorgeous scenery... Definitely my favourite Olds. I love that Hurst styling and white-gold combination. So cool!... And that Road Runner!;-D

Great one Lou.I do love Mopar car but you can really appreciate those Oldsmobile very sleek body and beautiful body style. Great stuff.

Two comments,,, Lou, 'Time capsule..." Fred, 'Ghost in the machine'. Speechless :)

Now that's one of the best muscle cars they ever made...that hurst put the newer sports cars to shame...they definitely need to go back making vichles like this.....very beautiful!!!!

What an absolutely beautiful Oldsmobile!

That was awesome, I have only ever seen one other. There’s a little town not too far from me and a guy there has one and it used to show up at local car shows. Have not seen it in probably 25 years don’t know whatever happened

Wow. Thanks again. Gee what a car!

I am fortunate enough to know Fred well. His Oldsmobile's are amazing. He's a super nice guy. I hope he showed you his "what if" w30.... :)

Damn, I miss cars like this! Great video, hope you'll cover the musclecar Nats in Rosemont this fall if it happens....I hope to go finally if it does!!

I've always loved the styling of the Olds Muscle cars.

Always nice cars in the Valley of the Sun and Fred has some of the best of the breed!

lou -finally you outdid yourself ! this car is muy BUENO!!

That is one sweet ride that's a beautiful car I had a 76 had a 350 rocket in it

Nice. Memba seeing those back in the day, early to mid 80s. I had a buddy that had a 70 Chevelle SS.

Excellent 👍

Beautiful

Hard to believe something this nice was sold out of Twin Falls, ID!

oh gawd such a beautiful car

Amazing

very cool H/O - hope he keeps it like that!

Man, how do you find these gems Lou??? Awesome!!

Huge WOW!

beautiful whip

Gotta love that hood scoop!

Cool car!

very nice

A nice original, survivor. I wonder if Jay Leno will try to buy it; these kind of cars are right up his alley.

My favorite GM muscle car of all time thanks

I love these Oldsmobiles. I had a 70 Cutlass SX 455 2 barrel and a 70 442 350 4 barrel. When I bought the 442 there was a 69 442 that was for sale also. I considered it but settled on the 1970 442. I do like the 69's though, and especially the Hurst versions...

Great car! Hauls the mail too I bet.

Love this 20k mile hurst Oldsmobile unrestored surviver

WHOA!!! 👀👀👀

Beautiful 🚗 car

This car hauls ass......the look on the owners face....pure happiness.

Openers like that should be mandated or even womandated. My dad's '67 F-85 stripdown 4-door with the 6-banger was painted that same ivory color. That's probably the best-looking rear end year for the Cutlass line-up. No other division had a more elegant design for '69 on their intermediates, methinks

i love it tums upp

Absolutely Gorgeous. 👍 Luxury and muscle.💪

Hi Lou, thank you for one more great video! And those screaming sounds will not let the driver fall asleep! :) I like this car. I always had a question, why they come up with this Brand's name Oldsmobile? I am sure this car looked very contemporary at that time. The name of this brand reminds me of the name of the bank in my area: Old Second Bank! If I had the power to rename this brand I would call it CoolMobile.

SWEET !

The 69 hurst olds is my favorite muscle car of all time

I remember a guy one of these that was silver with trumphet bugle exhaust. Sadly it stopped running and he parked it. Then his nephew fresh from the service bought it from his Uncle.. The nephew drove it but it was in badly need of repair. Then one day it was gone. Same model at the one in this video with the wing on the back. I recently saw one a friend had but it was automatic on the collar with side moldings. Not sure they came like that. But it’s badges say 442. But still a beautiful car but needed to be restored. But back in the day the muscle when you spot them, you just stare in disbelief that at one time it wasn’t about the safety features it was about thunder meets the road and the tail lights as the vanished from sight.. LB July 2021

My Father owned one of these

I've seen a few of Fred's collection in magazines...

2 Nice 4 Words!

Jewel.