“Time heals all wounds”. You’ve heard those words, I’m sure. You let the emotions of whatever event simmer down to nothing, then you can take stock in what was important and what still has meaning. For The House of Muscle host Mike Musto, that time has taken a few years, because the car you will see showcased is the car that shut him down back when he and the “Mr. Angry” 1968 Charger that Musto is infamous for were running on Bullrun. Due to issued that involved high altitude and a very picky big-block, the Oldsmobile defeated the Charger and moved on, while Musto…well, he didn’t take it well.

Facing down the one who defeated you might bring back some memories that you don’t want to remember, but Musto has a great spin on how the car owner, Andre Da Silva. That’s a story that you simply need to let him tell you. Instead, let’s discuss Andre’s 1975 Hurst/Olds for a minute. Look, you know and I know that the Hurst/Olds that year was a dolled-up Cutlass that came with either the Rocket 350 or the 455 and that they aren’t common, especially considering how hot a commodity the Cutlass was in the mid 1970s…this was one of the hottest sellers period and for 1976, would be the best-selling car, period. This is also the bad old days of smog control and Brougham-ness, so you have to deal with an overstuffed interior graced by the open windows that are Hurst Hatches and a “big-block” (we know, save your breath) that might have broken 200 horsepower on a good day. At least it made torque to move the big A-body.

Some still see big chrome bumpers and wince, but if you can’t make a large-cube Oldsmobile move out in this day and age, you simply aren’t trying. The 1970s GM A-bodies are surprising handlers, they have more room than you’ll ever need and when done properly, look restrained but good. And again, there’s a story on why a 1975 Olds in the first place…but I’ll let Andre tell you that story.