Oldsmobile produced the Hurst Olds in 1968-1969, 1972-1975, 1979 and 1983-1984. In the final years of production, the 1983 and 1984 Hurst Olds looked the same with a power bulge hood and chrome rally wheels but that the 1983 model was painted in black with silver accent and the 1984 model was painted silver with black accents. This 1984 example is showing 84k miles and is located in Conyers, Georgia. It is listed here on eBay and is currently bid to $14,100 but the reserve has not been met. There are 2 days remaining in the auction.
The red interior looks OK but not what you would want to present to a buyer. The ad states that they are thinking of selling and yet the car is listed in an auction. The later year Hurst Olds that I have seen have all been well optioned. This 1984 model is equipped with air conditioning, cruise control, tilt steering, power windows and power locks. Of course, the car has its original Hurst Lightening shifter that was used in 1983 and 1984. I have never used one of these but it is unique and I bet gets lots of questions from the passenger side when taking people for a ride.
In 1984, all Hurst Olds vehicles were equipped with the LG8 5.0-liter 307 cubic inch V8 engine, coupled with 3.73 rear gears and dual exhaust. This engine had a horsepower rating of 180 hp which was 30% more than the base LG4 305 cubic inch GM V8. It could accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in approximately 8.5 seconds. Quarter-mile times were reported to be in the mid-16 second range. Notably, the fuel efficiency of the Hurst Olds is impressive with EPA ratings of 17 mpg in urban areas and 27 mpg on the highway. The good highway mileage is due to the inclusion of a 4-speed automatic transmission. This car is said to have one repaint.
GM also produced a other personal luxury car performance models such as the Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, Buick Regal Grand National, and Pontiac Grand Prix Aerocoupe. Each one, with the exception of the Grand Prix, had different engines. One advantage of the Olds 307 cubic inch V8 engine over the Monte Carlo SS’s 305 cubic inch V8 engine was its ability to run on regular gasoline, whereas the Chevrolet engine required high-octane fuel. The Buick Grand National was the top dog in terms of straight line performance. I am not sure what the reserve is on this car but, in this condition, it probably won’t be bid much higher than $15,000. What do you think?
Carpet is worn out, headliner sags, the interior shows a lack of desire to sell, and the dashboard has a cheap toupee. Gee, not 15k.
$9,000.00 – out the door. Looking its best, not gone over too much so as not to spend ANY MORE than 10k – tops. 84,000 miles? I thinks it’s just an AWESOME cars and coffee/cruiser car. BUT that’s great ! I would want to drive this Hurst / Olds Cutlass around ! Not just look at it in the garage! Nice article too! Thanks Barn Finds!
I bet an hour or 2 of cleaning would net several k additional $
I bought a boat that was super dirty, but in good shape. I cleaned it, waxed it until it was super shinny, cleaned the motor. Kept it that way and sold it 4 years later for 4k more than I paid. Simple
$14,500 for a well worn 84,000 mile driver? Hurst so good!
Seem to be a lot of these and Monte Carlo SS’s popping up on Barn Finds lately. They are ok looking, and nine times out of ten I’m a GM guy…but I’d much rather spend my money on a Foxbody GT if I was going to buy a semi muscle car from this era. I drove a piece of crap worn out 1982 Grand Prix for my first car and these cars just remind me too much of that old Pontiac.
I truly hated that Pontiac! In defense of Pontiac, the engine and transmission had both been overhauled (not sure how well) by the time I got it, a wire in the seat would poke you in the arse, the AC no longer worked, the headliner was gone, it wouldn’t idle well, water would leak into the interior somehow and had mildewed the carpet and the whole interior smelled like boiled cabbage and vomit.
It was a great car otherwise.
These were slow from the factory. 0-60 was in the high 8s or low 9s. The L69 Monte Carlo SS’s for some reason were quite a bit quicker than these “H.O.” 307s, including the later 442s. And the aftermarket isn’t exactly robust like it is for the 5.0 Mustang or TPI F-body.
So for years, the values of these were pretty laggard. That seems to have changed recently, which is probably why you’re now seeing so many. I attribute that to the crazy collector car market!
Did anyone notice the wiring coming out of the dash.. for the factory radio laying on the right side floor? How come no close up shots of the rods?! Does anything work on the dash? Gee I don’t know!.. it’s a lot of money for a lot of questions!! I remember those lightning rods and they are cool. I was a passenger and my buddy would show me how they shift. It was fun…And I remember you could go to a auto speed parts store and order these rods and put them in your vehicle as long as it was a muscle car and automatic on the floor. To me I would pass on this one …. 🐻🇺🇸
I own a 1984 Cutlass Supreme Brougham that currently has 60,410 miles on it. I found it and bought it from an auto recycler in 1992. It had had a bad understood fire. It still has the stunning original burgundy velour interior. 84,000 miles is hard to believe.
It looks like the gauges work. Tach shows it’s idling at 1,000 rpm.
You think 15K ? Yikes… Anyone paying more than 5K for a NON-MUSCLE, disposable, cheap plastic, car and one in less than mint condition is foolishness in my opinion. These are dressed up basic transportation USED CARS. And the market is literally flooded so it’s not even “collectable”. Sad the market is also flooded with rich fools.
This era car was maybe capable of making 90k miles so a motor job is just around the corner if not already needed. These are some of the worst cars ever made. I’m really struggling with these prices anymore
A lt or ls swap will bring this olds back from the dead or a 455 olds big block will shred the tires on this💪🏾💪🏾
An early 455 would make it this car “sing”!
The lightning rods are nifty … car couldn’t pull an invalid out of a hospital bed. Hard pass …
Spot-on comments about a lazy (or unmotivated) seller. Looking at the bid history, a lot of movement from a single feedback new e’bayer. Wonder if a shill bidder isn’t bumping the auction? Just sayin’…..
A lot of people do not know a trivial fact on these: they have a 8.5” rear diff, quite a bit beefier than the 7.5 in most of this era GM intermediates. I bought one out of a wrecked 84 H/O for my 79 H/O build.
I owned one with the 307 .It was a one oner ànd it was low mileage excellent shape inside and out show room condition. All the bells and whistles. Loved it until my son totaled it. What few are around where I live the ppl have them way over priced.
I always liked these Hurst Oldsmobile Cutlass models. Thought they were sharp looking, although I think the triple handle lightning shifters were goofy. A Hurst Gate Shifter would have been a nicer touch. Remember those? I do.
The base engine on the 1984 Cutlass Supreme was not the LG4 (Chevrolet) 305. It was the LV2 307 Olds 4 bbl. with 140 hp. The Hurst/Olds used the same basic engine but with a different carburetor, cam, valve springs, lifters, etc. which raised the horsepower to 180.