Many great cars of legend emerged from the turbulent 1960s, back when major automakers housed numerous brands to suit every purse and purpose. Oldsmobile, which was ended as its own brand a decade ago, was an entry-level luxury marque of General Motors. Oldsmobile developed an interesting side partnership with the Hurst Performance parts company that led to the creation the famed Hurst/Olds 442, a step up from Oldsmobiles own 442 muscle car.

Today these cars are quite rare and highly prized, especially the limited number of 1969 models with a functional “mailbox” style hood scoop. Over at CarsinBarns.com, a reader came across a ‘69 Hurst/Olds 442 rotting away in a shed…and of course it wasn’t for sale.

The Hurst/Olds 442 was first created in 1968 as a partnership between Hurst and Oldsmobile in an effort to jointly promote their products. By most accounts it was quite successful, offering 390 horsepower and 500 ft-lbs of torque thanks to the high-output Olds 455 V8 engine. Oldsmobile got around GM’s corporate policy of not installing engines larger than 400 cubic-inches in intermediate cars by claiming the engines were installed by Hurst.

In 1969 the Hurst/Olds 442 got a new functional mailbox-style hood scoop that were scrawled with “H/O 455,” the only real giveaway that this was a ‘69 model year car. Judging from the dust, this car has been sitting for quite a while, though the paint does look to be remarkably intact. Alas, this is most likely another bar car that will go unrestored due to an unmovable owner. Wouldn’t this rare ride be better off restored than rotting away in some shed somewhere?