Vintage Road Test Video: the 1968 Hurst Olds

By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

We’ve dug up several vintage road test videos from the classic television show, “Car and Track” during our time on the blog here, but this one may be the coolest. The 1968 Hurst Olds was an awesome car and today commands insane money on the market. This video shows one being thrashed by Jack “Doc” Watson of Hurst fame. Watson was responsible for cars like the Hemi Under Glass and you’ll hear him elude to a new project that Hurst was working on at the time. Can you say Hemi Darts and Barracudas?

As much as we love seeing these cars fry the hides in straight line action, watching them plow through the corners while host Bud Lindemann describes their wallowing performance as being “agile as a bobcat” is priceless.

Jack Watson is a rodding hero!