'69 H/O Air Cleaner
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Thanks for the encouragement. I've had a 70 Chevelle SS since I was a teenager (a long time ago) and studied them intensely and squirreled away a lot of extra parts which were very affordable by today's measure. I'm pretty late to the Hurst Olds party, however! Fortunately the prior owner purchased an NOS R71 battery decades ago and never activated it. That came with the car. I do have a Service Manual, PIM, parts books. Don't have a '69 Fisher Body Manual yet.
The car has all original paint and interior which is pretty cool. But over the years its had some engine accessory items replaced and there is some spray bomb painting on the underside and under the hood. The carb on it is a 7029253 with an appropriate date which is very strange. Unfortunately this car doesn't appear on the list and no dash plaque. I need to follow through contacting Kurt.
The car has all original paint and interior which is pretty cool. But over the years its had some engine accessory items replaced and there is some spray bomb painting on the underside and under the hood. The carb on it is a 7029253 with an appropriate date which is very strange. Unfortunately this car doesn't appear on the list and no dash plaque. I need to follow through contacting Kurt.
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If it's got the original engine in it, it will very likely have D heads, an OH transmission. Got the VIN? There's ways to tell. If it has a "50-50" on the body tag, that could be good news as well. Some came with "50 50" and others had 50-50 (with the dash in the middle).
If it's original paint, there's nothing left to say. Original emblems? They may still have remnants of black between the slash and H and O.
Another item to check is the hood tongue. Look behind it. If it appears there's NEVER been any holes in it, this is a great sign it's an original H/O. Same with looking at the inside of the fenders behind the wheel wells (if you can get a good vantage point to see back there) as the fenders have no piercings for any 442 emblems.
The little machined pad on the front driver side of the block facing toward the wheel well should show you a partial VIN. With the PS pump crap in the way, it may be a bit of a PITA to get to it, but if you could verify the last 6 matching your VIN...
They didn't make many Cameo white 442s with black interiors in 69, so that's another good sign. I did see ONE in my lifetime, but it had a 4 speed manual in it.
Post a pic of the body tag? What's the last 6 of the VIN? Look under the car and see if it has a yellow "OH" transmission tag on the passenger side. The driver side of the transmission right above the pan should be stamped with the partial VIN as well.
If it's original paint, there's nothing left to say. Original emblems? They may still have remnants of black between the slash and H and O.
Another item to check is the hood tongue. Look behind it. If it appears there's NEVER been any holes in it, this is a great sign it's an original H/O. Same with looking at the inside of the fenders behind the wheel wells (if you can get a good vantage point to see back there) as the fenders have no piercings for any 442 emblems.
The little machined pad on the front driver side of the block facing toward the wheel well should show you a partial VIN. With the PS pump crap in the way, it may be a bit of a PITA to get to it, but if you could verify the last 6 matching your VIN...
They didn't make many Cameo white 442s with black interiors in 69, so that's another good sign. I did see ONE in my lifetime, but it had a 4 speed manual in it.
Post a pic of the body tag? What's the last 6 of the VIN? Look under the car and see if it has a yellow "OH" transmission tag on the passenger side. The driver side of the transmission right above the pan should be stamped with the partial VIN as well.
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