Rusty Small's (Small Hurst) 1969 Hurst Olds!!

[WILMASBOYL78]

13 second car with A/C...very cool

wilma

[COPO PETE]

Looks good Rusty. What's your mommy think now??????
Peter

[retengw31]

This car is gorgeous and fast. Getting a more serious gear in it this year, would love to see it be the first Pure Stocker in the 12's. Way to go Rusty!

[Z-11 396]

<<< RUSTY >>> GREAT LOOKING CAR, AND STORY, YOUR PICTURES ARE TOP QUALITY TOO. THANKS FOR SHARING. KASEY

[SmallHurst]

Hey Pete,

I forgot to mention that MOM was passenger on that run from Abilene to Lansing. I guess that was how I was able to get 15 mpg out of the car during that ride. (Don't you think you are going too fast!!!!) I blame it on her side of the family anyway for having the car bug! My great grandfather was a horse trader and my grandfather was into fast cars (of course they were Oldsmobiles!!) He had a '64 Starfire that he dusted several Mustangs with off the stoplight and he said that he outran a duststorm in Arizona. My uncle and his friend worked out several 63-64 Impala SS 409 cars then played with several mid year Corvettes. I still remember the 'test drive' that my uncle gave my brother and myself in a '63 409 car. He worked the pedal through both carbs and it seemed that the nose of the car was reaching for the sky!

I could have followed my other grandfather and followed MOPAR! The ride home from the hospital was in a '68 Barracuda and Grandpa had a '64 Sport Fury in the garage at one point in his life.

[musclecarjohn]

sweet car...always loved the Hurst Olds!

[71-LS6]

Having taken a few rides in Rusty's car, a 1/4 mile at a time, I can verify those time slips. Rusty's Hurst is one nice ride!

Somebody needs to get Rusty's version of the fertilizer spreaders' demise posted.......

[SmallHurst]

OK, you shamed me into it. Just before going to SCR7, I noticed a crack in the oilpan! Drained the oil and tried to patch with JB Weld. Worked great until the oil heated up to full operating temp and then it started leaking again. I had the pan welded after SCR7 and made the trek to Staton, MI for the Pure Stock meet. After I got home, I tried every way imaginable to pull the pan without pulling the engine. After goofing with it all winter, I bit the bullet and pulled the motor. Garage tip # 72: If you are going to pull a motor, have the nose of the car in the garage. I did not follow this garage tip so, the car had to roll forward so that the cherry picker could clear the door. The motor and trans were pulled as a unit (only problem was the pan was already loose and we had to get it out of the way without crushing it). So the motor was out, but I had to get it back in the garage to be out of the weather. Garage tip #108: Loaded cherry pickers do not like uneven surfaces. My neighbor shows up and helps me in trying to get the cherry picker in the garage. The 1" lip in the garage floor does not help the situation and with 3 of the 4 wheels on the garage floor, the lift starts to tip over sideways with a 455 Olds (no oil pan on the bottom) and Turbo 400 on the end of the hook!! Everything was going in slow motion as I saw very bad things coming. Good news was that my neighbor and I were both unhurt, bad news was that my fertilizer spreader would never be the same. As the motor tipped over, the bottom end of the motor landed in the fertilizer spreader and spared any cracked blocks or bent cranks. All that was bent was the oil pickup tube and a corner of the tranny pan. And yes, the fertilizer spreader is still in use today!

Bruce,

Sorry I did not put any racing pics in. Here is one that I love!

[Xplantdad]

Rusty...I think that your Hurst Olds is a wonderful car! At Pavillions where everything is available to check out...I've only seen ONE H/O like yours. They are way cool!

Thanks for sharing the pics and stories with everyone!