The first GM car to use Hurst parts in an official capacity was a Pontiac (the 1961 Super Duty Catalina), but the most famous GM-Hurst collaboration would be the Hurst/Olds, offered in five distinct iterations…
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Good Old Days: 1973 Oldsmobile 98
It could be described as the postwar American car mantra – “longer, lower, wider,” even if the trend arguably began in the 1920s. The proportions of “standard” American cars grew progressively larger and lower-slung after…
Big and Bold: 1973 Oldsmobile Toronado
When it came time to redesign the Toronado for 1971, it would morph into a kind of Oldsmobile version of its Cadillac sister. The new look came from designer David North.