You may have already tried this... but on restoring the rubber fillers found by the radiator, underneath the radiator and in front of the radiator, try black shoe polish... First, clean the peice with your favorite cleaner, I used Simple Green, then after it is completely dry, rub in some black shoe polish with the applicator brush and it will look brand new.

Example 1

Example 2

As you may or may not know... the 1969 AMC Hurst Scrambler used the same mirrors as the 1969 H/O and the same flapper door and vaccuum motor on the air cleaner unit. The AMC unit was built into the hood unlike the seperate H/O unit.

AMC Mirror

Flapper Door

It's also been said that the door & vaccuum motor were taken directly from a Ford Cobra Jet unit and used on the 1969 H/O and the AMC. Here is a picture of an OLD Ford unit and the door & motor appear to be the same, so it seems Hurst got them from the same supplier or from Ford for the H/O & AMC. I took these while visiting Karl Sup of AZ from a unit he had in his garage.

Cobra Jet Top

Cobra Jet Bottom

Fellow 1969 Hurst/Olds owner Mike Rothe has come up with the formula via working with DuPont, Demmer Corporation and Kurt Karch. Back in 1998, Mike and Kurt decided the first formulation was a little too green and they ran across Jeff Wurl. Jeff is a fellow 1969 Hurst/Olds owner and a paint and body man. It turns out he had an original Demmer-prepared H/O hood scoop with the original gold paint that has been residing in a box! Using that for comparison, Jeff mixed and sprayed and found the latest formulation using 1/2 the green as the previous is as close as humanly possible in matching the original paint. Jeff pointed out that the slightest change in the green content might change the paint considerably, so make sure the person mixing I have included some shot's of my car with the new Firefrost Gold paint formula, I can't say enough good about it. Mike's link to his paint page is no longer working, but the following link is the correct formulation that was on that page.

Mike Rothe's Firefrost Info

I would say if you are considering a re-paint then definitely use this formula, I remember seeing it in the can right after it was mixed and thinking... wow, that's too green.. but it wasn't, the gold really stands out in direct light and it has a greenish hue in indirect lighting. I think the goal is to have 1969 H/O owners to try to use this new formula to give them some sort of standard for the Firefrost. I was at a national meet not too long ago and with over 10 1969 H/O's lined up... no 2 H/O's gold matched!!

An individual named Denney Turner is selling reporduction antenna masts for various GM vehicles. I contacted him and was able to find my mast with the correct hex tip. The shiny new antenna adds to the restoration. He can be e-mailed at: nosantennas@aol.com

A company called 'Triple A Enterprises' will make you a reporduction window sticker for your car, and laminate it also if you wish. Provide them with as much detail from your car as you can, as far as color, engine, tranny, options, and original dealer if you can. The can be found at: WWW.WINDOW-STICKER.COM

Fellow 1969 H/O owner Ken Millington of California has reproduced the wiper motor sticker, this is his description of it. "The decal and all datecode #'s came from a 70 W-31 which we took detailed photos of. Ironically the number sequence is 1969 which is just a coincident. The decal is of original shape and material and as far as I know noboby has duplicated one. We are asking $3.00 each or 5 for $10.00, price includes postage. I can be e-mailed at kens69hurst@cox.net . I do believe that they are very close to what was originally on our '69's"
Following is a picture of it and one on my car.

Probably the best $30 investment I made in my car was to by the 1969 Cutlass/442 Assembly Manual. Every part and associated part number is listed in the manual. If you have any question on how somthing on the car is assembled or placed, the answer is probably in this book. There is even a section on the correct placement of the dealer window sticker and new car delivery & break in tags for the interior. It will come in a couple hundred loose leaf pages with 3 hole binder holes punched in them. For the longest time I didn't have this until fellow 1969 Hurst/Olds owner Paul Panczuk convinced me to buy it. I bought mine from Tamraz parts, but most other large supplier should have them, see my parts link for a listing of suppliers, see below for examples....

I found my broadcast card stuck in the springs under my rear seat, I have talked to a few other individuals and this is where they found thiers as well, but it is not necissarily in the same place. See my documents section for the broadcast card and it's breakdown.

Take a look at your window crank handles, (if you have manual windows), in some cases they will be beat up, have pitting chrome or the knobs will be yellowed with age. Most suppliers will sell them for $20 and up... but, I found a replacement that is as close to an exact match under side by side comparison. They are part of the 'HELP line of car parts, most major auto stores like, Pep boys, Murray's Discount or Trak Auto will carry a line of 'HELP' brand replacement parts. Well thier GM window cranks sell for around $5 to $6 dollars and look the same as the originals. See the below photo for the comparison...