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Marlene Ferguson did not ask her husband for jewelry. She asked for the Oldsmobile with the wing on the back, and the search took years before the couple finally found the right 1969 Hurst/Olds 442 in 1988. Just over 900 were ever built, and only because Oldsmobile could not legally install a 455 itself. The car existed for exactly one model year before General Motors changed the rule that made it necessary.
A 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge convertible pulls into the World of Wheels show wearing a custom green that has no name on any factory chart, until its owner explains why. Built by Mark Klopack of Hot Rod Auto as a full restomod, the car hides a deeply personal story behind its paint and its name, Irish Eyes. Viewers who caught the segment on My Car Story left the comments more moved than they expected. The reason has nothing to do with horsepower.