Re: What's the Story?

[Gwendolyn Ann Smith <gwen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael K <mek_19_99@xxxxxxxxx>, you said...

>No.  I wouldn't call myself an expert, but I came
>across that ad and while I believe the "H" is a Hurst
>emblem, it is not original.  The car could be a 990-H,
>which I had always believed to be a high performance
>designation, marked by a standalone letter H below the
>"990"...that I believe later became the SST.  Probably
>dropped to avoid confusion, but correct me if I'm
>wrong.

Actually, the "H", while looking somewhat similar to the Hurst "H" (at 
least on the '64 cars), is different.  Perhaps some wag in marketing or 
design figured a bit of confusion would be good.

The "H" designation was on some 440 and 990 hardtops, but they had no 
special Hurst-branded equipment.

Cheers,
Gwen Smith

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