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Originally Posted by Oldsguy
Things I noticed;
Cigarettes in the interviewer's pocket.
Air cleaner top up-side down.
White wall tires.
Applied brakes with left foot.
By today's standards the car looks sluggish and slow, but remember, that was 1968!
They mentioned "executive cruiser" or "executive muscle" or similar phrases often, who were the marketing to?
And finally, the car is BEAUTIFUL.
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I never knew anyone in who had a 68 H/O, but a friend of mine's father had a 69 H/O. He worked for Olds in Atlanta.
I would guess their target market was well off people who wanted comfort and muscle and could pay the bucks.
Yeah pitch the whitewalls pronto!
Remeber, a/c was an option, FM was an option [stereo wasn't avaliable until 69 I think] 8 tracks were a luxury,
There were alot of very uncomfortable cars in those days, especially fast ones. Look at the interior of a Road Runner if you want to see sparce comfort. Ever sat in the back seat of a 60's Mustang? It's like riding on a wagon seat.
I did also notice the smokes in the shirt pocket, but I can't figure out what the air cleaner lid was doing like that. Doesn't seem to make sense. Maybe someone else will have and answer for that one.
Hot day, hot pavement near scoops? Wanted more air for test runs? Iduno.
Compared to a Mustang, Chevelle, Olds were very expensive cars.
But I enjoyed see "Doc" in person kinda