Perhaps it was RARE!?!? 1985 Oldsmobile H/O concept ??!?

[TURNA]

Not to mention it's a HURST

Push button HURST??????????????????

 

[69hurstolds]

Not to mention it's a HURST

Push button HURST??????????????????

They call them dual-button shifters. Or Lightning Buttons. Push the one closest to you for D, the middle one for second, and the furthest one on passenger side for first. Then mash throttle and push the furthest one to get to 2nd, and then the middle one to get to 3rd. I'm JOKING!!

 

[TURNA]

R for "race"

 

[pagrunt]

Why, because you can't grab something and tug at it?
They're in a few modern era vehicles... heck they go back to the 50's even with Edsel

'56 Chrysler. I've seen this style push button shifters used in a lot of late '60's Mopars for dragging.

 

[TURNA]

 

[CrammerGram69]

Did a little search myself, Could this be it? Or a different Concept package? http://oldconceptcars.com/1930-2004/oldsmobile-fe3-x-calais-concept-1985/

 

[olds307 and 403]

Did a little search myself, Could this be it? Or a different Concept package? http://oldconceptcars.com/1930-2004/oldsmobile-fe3-x-calais-concept-1985/

No, that had major suspension mods and a 5 SPD manual. It also had a functional cowl induction along with shorty headers, an actual Y pipe and Corvette cat, brought the swirl port 307 up 30 hp to 200 even.

 

[jiho]

Doc Watson marketed the heck out of it.

Southbound? That Doc Watson?

"When I first came to this city
the Olds all looked pretty ...."

 

[rfpowerdude]

I don't know, but Vitek's car is pretty freaking sweet with the ground effects....

How did I miss this thread? Mike M. (88hurstolds) would be considered the expert in all things '88 H/O (amd commemorative) as well as Angelo Valenti for the FE3-X history (haven't seen him around here in a long time). Too bad that history is being lost on the masses.

I put my car together so late in the game that there was no way for me to get a dash plaque and get it numbered and registered in the database. I still have the card that's supposed to be sent in to get those items!!

Ah well, I still love the car though. Almost sold it to Mike M. back a few years ago! Probably will never sell it now though...
Cool thread, nice to see interest in this piece of Olds history.

 

[olds307 and 403]

Joe, your car is the nicest version of the 88 H/O I have seen. I almost bought a kit 15 years back and it came with that same card to send in. I could have got it for around $300 on eBay.