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Old Apr 3, 2014 | 07:18 PM
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79 Hurst Olds on Denver Craigslist-Not mine

This isn't mine but I kinda wish it was!


http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4401550081.html


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Old Apr 3, 2014 | 07:21 PM
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Love it. That's the way to buy those '79 H/Os - as nice and clean as possible.
Old Apr 3, 2014 | 07:51 PM
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That does look like a nice car.
Old Apr 3, 2014 | 07:55 PM
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It's very nice, should sell easily.
Old Apr 3, 2014 | 09:47 PM
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kindo wish it was mine too, had to let a T top black and gold go not long ago. Not half as nice. I like the white much better.
Old Apr 4, 2014 | 03:53 AM
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The magic word here is Sunroof. This is a real find!
Old Apr 16, 2014 | 10:29 AM
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I guess I can let the cat out of the bag. Tom, thanks for posting the ad for this 79 HO and I too thought it was a really nice car so I bought it. I have a brother in Denver and he was able to check it out for me. Just need to arrange the transportation to get it to MD.

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Old Apr 16, 2014 | 10:42 AM
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Nice score Brian
Old Apr 16, 2014 | 10:49 AM
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Awesome!

I am so glad you are getting that car! I hope you will be very happy with it!!

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Old Apr 16, 2014 | 10:59 AM
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That is super clean looking nice score Brian.

Iirc you have posted previously that you owned a similar car before ?
Old Apr 16, 2014 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by oldcutlass
Nice score Brian
Originally Posted by Tom442
I am so glad you are getting that car! I hope you will be very happy with it!!

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Thanks Eric and Tom. I can't say I was actively looking for a 79 HO but when I saw this one with 38K miles on it and heavily optioned it was too good to not go after it. The factory electric sunroof is a very rare option too.

Originally Posted by RetroRanger
That is super clean looking nice score Brian.

Iirc you have posted previously that you owned a similar car before ?
Thanks and yes, I did previously own a 79 HO. I bought it from Hurst in March of 1981 when I worked there from 81-84 and it was used mostly as Linda Vaughn's promotional car. It actually was sold to me by the dealer down the street from Hurst as the guy who was in charge of the cars at Hurst was told I was buying the car from the company but he turned around and sold it to the dealer. Unfortunately, that move cost him his job. The car has gold anodized T-tops of which Hurst made 4 sets but only installed 3. The one I had was the only white/gold one that received them and the other 2 went into black/gold cars. Since I had to get it from the dealer, Hurst gave me the 4th set still in the box and those tops stayed with the car. I sold it in 1990 to a guy who sold it to Gene (bluecalais79) in 1996. I found Gene through an Ad in JWO as he was looking for parts and all I knew was the car went to CT. Since the ad in JWO was for a CT person, I called and sure enough it was the person who had my old car. We chatted for several years and in 2004 Gene sent me the car to restore for him. And those NOS gold tops were installed as part of the restoration. It was completed in 2006 and was featured in the December 2006 edition of Hemmings Muscle Machine Magazines. Here is a link to the article. Gene still owns the car.

http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/...feature21.html
Old Apr 16, 2014 | 02:25 PM
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nice article thanks for sharing.

In the small world dept. a company I used to work for had a presence in warminster at one time.....
Old Apr 16, 2014 | 02:43 PM
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Looks worth the money as a car without any consideration that it's special.
What a great buy, good for you Brian!
Old Apr 16, 2014 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by RetroRanger
nice article thanks for sharing.

In the small world dept. a company I used to work for had a presence in warminster at one time.....
Can you share the company name? Just curious if I would know it.

I forgot to mention one other fact that I thought was interesting. Want to guess what the mileage was on my first 79 HO when I acquired it? Yep, 38K.

Originally Posted by 69ishHoliday
Looks worth the money as a car without any consideration that it's special.
What a great buy, good for you Brian!
Thanks.
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