For those who haven't seen this on FB yet. Z-Z cowl tag. A/C car. Ambitious project, but it's real.

https://abetter.bid/en/41073861-1968...Vci1Xk1Tc0DVP0

 

There;s this one too
https://abetter.bid/en/45158201-1972-oldsmobile-442

Both almost make me cry...

 

The Hurst Oldsmobile is a better project IMO
Alain

 

The rocker trim on that 72 belies it's Faux-Four-Two status. The VIN shows it to be a VIN K car: 350 4bbl single exhaust with a pavement-ripping 180 HP net.

 

Just know your not buying from copart but the auction co.

https://abetter.bid/en/register?auct...t&lot=41073861

 

Any details on how it caught on fire? Was it an electrical fire or gasoline fire?

 

Looks like that was a pretty nice car before the fire, what a shame.

 

This one was too..
Edit: It was my favorite car. T-boned by a 65 Ford pickup in '91.

 

I think I read on FB somewhere that it sold on Copart for $16,500.00

 

I am not a fan of the factory style rubber fuel lines and clamps. In today's standards, that would NOT pass and could not be installed on a modern vehicle due to safety concerns.

I prefer using NHRA legal AN steel braided or PushLok with AN fittings for anything fuel related.

I've seen plenty of engine fires from rubber lines leaking, breaking or clamps coming loose.

 

Modern vehicles have 60 psi or higher fuel pressure. On carbureted cars the factory only used rubber for suction lines, vapor lines, and a short section for the very low pressure return line on fuel return cars. The orifice in the fuel pump dropped pressure in the return line to a PSI or less. There was never any factory rubber from the outlet side of the pump to the carb. There was no safety issue with the OEM fuel system design. Is there even any info that this fire was caused by a rubber fuel line, or are you ***-U-MING?

And I've had the rubber in a braided AN line go bad and start spraying fuel. It's the same rubber that's in the factory hoses - the steel overbraid does nothing to prevent the rubber from deteriorating over time. All it does is protect against abrasion and cuts.

 

What ever became of the T -boned 68 ?

 

I seen that 68 in person and bid on it.

 

Which one?

 

Whatever happened to the T-boned 68 H/O ?

 

These are some of the photos I took.

 

These are more photos I took. I should have went for broke on this car

 

I have pictures of the engine and engine bay. Of course it has C heads. The fire was definitely not fuel related. From looking at the car and under the hood. I would say the fire was either electrical or power steering related. The cooling fan has some broken blades. The hood hinge springs were also missing. That’s why I couldn’t raise the hood any higher.

 

My moms cousin owned the car in Springfield MO and he took me for a ride in it when I was 12 years old (1982) and it became the only car I ever wanted. He found a Rallye 350 that I ended up buying as my first car when I was 17. 2 years later he decided to sell both of his Oldsmobiles, a 65 triple black 442 convertible and the 68 H/O, he asked me which one I wanted and the choice was an easy one. He took me into town to meet John Wessel of Wessel Oldsmobile, where the car was original sold. He told me of the story about the original owners wife blowing up the engine racing it on the street. They actually replaced the engine under warranty so the block had no numbers on the serial pad, but had the correct heads on it. Must have been a crazy lady!

Although I only got to drive the car for a couple years before the accident, it is still my all time favorite car. The car appraised for $9100 by the insurance adjuster and I actually bought it back from them for $1500 thinking, in my 21 year old head, that I would get it back together someday. I ultimately traded the original "D" heads for a truck load of parts to go on a '69 cutlass "S" that I bought with the insurance money. I ended up selling the rest of the car to the same guy I traded the heads to, Jim Pate, some on here may know him. He lived in the KC Kansas area (north of Overland Park, Shawnee or Mission area), if anyone knows him or he is on here I wouldn't mind getting in touch with him again as I lost contact since I moved to Texas in 2000. I have never seen an inventory of old car parts as this man had in his house...all separated by year and part type...literally organized caos! The man had anything and everything.

Probably more of a story than you wanted, but the history on these old cars is kind of cool.

-Chris

 

Never to much story ! Love the background, thank you for getting back and enlightening us.

 

Here are a few more pics for fun. The '55 chevy belongs to a buddy, he's had it since '86. The Rallye 350 was supposed to be 1970 Hurst Olds so I included it too.





This is what the Rallye looked like when I bought it. Rode like a lumber wagon with those tires/wheels on it. That's my buddy who owns the 55...his girlfriend took the picture from his car.

At a little local car show in Belton Mo. Looks much better without those American Racing wheels.

 

Here's a couple more since I'm in the posting mood.

High School Drags at KCIR in '88.

Swapped out the slicks for the streets and showing off my timeslips...what a Goober. Ran best of 13.50 @ 102.

Here's me in my '69 that I bought with the insurance money.

 

Those photos are cool ! Appreciate you posting them. Sad about the 68 but hopefully it got resurrected.... like the other Oldsmobiles too !