More cars that "Experts" are wrong on...

I hate to be so cynical all the time, but like I said in the last post I get really tired of people who don't know what they're talking about, are misinformed, or are just plain stupid trying to "educate" me and tell me how knowledgable they are about cars-when their usually wrong. It's infuriating. Here's some more that I get tired of hearing about. # 1. "W31" 1970 Rallye 350 Cutlass. This car was NEVER "Almost" the 1970 Hurst / Olds. There was no H / O planned for 1970.  The Rallye 350 was an "Insurance Beater"-like the T37 Pontiac Tempest, and 340 Duster. ( Insurance companies were jacking up the rates on musclecars, escpecially anything with an engine over 400 cubic inches. ) Anyhow, the Rallye 350 was a base model Cutlass with a super loud Sebring Yellow paint job, body-colored bumpers and a "Judge" type rear spoiler. Power was the standard 310 hp 350 V8 backed by either a 4-speed or a TH350. 3,527 were built, so while rare, their not exactly a moon rock. And they are NOT a 442 in any way shape or form. The 442 was it's own model, and all 1970 442s had 455 cubes under the hood. The "W31" was a hopped up 350 that was available in base model Cutlasses and F85s from 1968-1970. It had special heads and exhaust manifolds,an aluminum intake, and a 308 degree cam, which was why it was only available with a 4-speed and 3.90:1 or 4.33:1 gears! They were grossly under-rated at 325 hp!!  All that extra hi-po stuff is only worth 15 hp over the base,"station wagon" 350?  Riigghht. The "W31" was in "Insurance Beater" too. Anyhow-Idiots constantly claim to have or know of a "W31" Rallye 350 Cutlass, even though no Olds engineer or other GM employee has ever verified one, no buff magazine has ever verified one, and no one has ever produced a window sticker or build sheet for one!! Arrgghhh!!!  # 2. 4-speed 1969 Hurst / Olds. George Hurst hit one out of the park in 1968 when he took the 455 out of the Toronado, put the "W30" goodies on it and stuffed it a 442 backed by a TH400 with a Hurst "Shotgun" converter and a Dual / Gate shifter. The '68 model also had a cool silver and black paint job. Only 515 were built, but they really boosted Olds' Performance image with all the press they got from the buff magazines. In 1969 The H / O was even more badass. It had an agressive scooped hood, a "Judge" style spoiler, a gorgeous white and gold paint job and rally wheels. 906 were built, all with the 455 / TH400 powertrain. Morons insist that the son of a Michigan Olds dealer wanted one with a 4-speed and that one was specially built. Both Oldsmobile and Hurst Performance deny this, saying all 1969 H/O's ( and all model years after for that matter ) were automatics. Other morons say the father had his service department convert one from a TH400 to a 4-speed. Again, no one has ever shown up at a car show with a 4-speed '69 H / O, with a window sticker or build sheet showing it as an original TH400 car; or with a story or any documentation that it was a "Day Two" modification. The car simply doesn't exist. Think-with only 906 of these ultra-premium cars built-not every dealer got one. In fact with over 3,000 Olds dealers across the country back then-about 90% of them didn't get one!  And if you owned a dealership that did-instead of selling it for an exorbitant profit-your going to give it to your spoiled brat, and then cut it up and make it "non-original" so that if your brat doesn't wreck it, and you want to sell it, it's not worth anything because it's modified??  If your brat wanted a 4-speed H/O, wouldn't it be easier to just convince him to take a "Regular" 4-speed 442? Or swap in a 455 and paint it like an H/O if you wanted to indulge him that badly??  No businessman in his right mind would do that, no matter how spoiled his kids were!!  # 3. 1971-72 GTO Station Wagon. I get so tired of this one. In 1971-72, the "Endura" ( Read GTO plastic front end and scooped hood ) could be ordered on any LeMans model, including wagons. 400 and 455 V8s were available. However-these were garden-variety 400s and 455s, both rated at 250 hp. The vaunted 455HO rated at 335 hp ( '71) and 300 ( '72 ) was only available in the Trans-Am, the Formula 455, the GTO and the LeMans GT. It was never optional in a  wagon, ever. So every clown that claims to have a GTO wagon has a LeMans with the "Endura" front end and scooped hood. Period. # 4. 1971 Cuda AAR / Challenger T/A. The 1970 AAR 'Cuda and Challenger T/A were badass looking with their blacked out, scooped hoods,spoilers,and staggered tire sizing ( E60-15 front / G60-15 rear ) which gave them a mean rake, and loud exhaust that exited in front of the rear wheels gave them a mean sound. With a snarling 340 Six-Pack under the hood, they could back up the image. The option is listed in early '71 sales literature, and there was even a early advertisement for the Challenger T/A in CARS magazine-but thats a '70 model with the '71 grille airbrushed in. The option was killed and never made '71 production. And again-no one has ever produced a window sticker, build sheet, or vin tag for a '71 T/A / AAR.  # 5. 1970 Shelby GT350. These technichally exist. But they are leftover '69 models that were given 1970 vin numbers and sold until they were gone. That's why they have the 351W under the hood, which was the standard Mach 1 engine in 1969. 1970 Mach 1s used the 351C which is totally different. The GT350s are worth major bucks because any pristine Shelby is, but I get tired of hearing idiots tell incredible stories as to why these have the Windsor engine instead of the Cleveland!! They have the Windsor because their re-titled '69 models!!!  Just had to vent that. Mastermind