Re: [VintageLambo] Olds

aaron arnold wrote: > In the Swinging 60s, a Cutlass (442?) was campaigned on the drag strip > doing exhibition runs. Smoking all four tires down the length of the > track, the driver wore a gold tuxedo, I believe. It was called the > Hurst Hairy Olds, and utilized the then new Toronado front drive, with > an extra engine/transaxle in the rear.I think this car had twin > 1000hp 425 inch engines, This was more of an exhibition phenom than effective, mainly known for smoking all four throughout the1/4. Very slow quarters. While it was a tube frame silhouette car, I saw a test mule in Lansing that I considered more interesting. One of the employee lots was in a slight hollow, and in icy conditions, could become a challenge to get out of. From one of the upper floors, I witnessed an UGLY dark gray thing pushing cars out, and was trying to identify it when an engineer saw my curiousity. He took me down to the garage and showed me an old Toronado that had two powertrains installed and studded tires. It had the extra overhangs front and rear chopped off, replaced by 6x6 stacks of wood for push bumpers. At least it was useful.