Oldsmobile Hurst / Olds

1979 Hurst Olds W-30

Hurst / Olds is an automobile that was produced as a joint project between the two companies Hurst and Oldsmobile . Due to the good cooperation in the Oldsmobile 4-4-2 range in 1968, the two companies decided to bring out a new automobile in co-production; it was a special variant of the Cutlass Supreme .

The first Hurst / Olds model was produced between 1972 and 1974. The Hurst / Olds Cutlass used the car frame of the Oldsmobile Cutlass.

From 1979 a new model using the Oldsmobile V8 engine was then produced, simply called Hurst / Olds . From 1983 to 1985 a third variant was brought out.

1968 - Oldsmobile 442 H / O W-45 / Oldsmobile 442 H / O W-46

1968 Oldsmobile first teamed up with the Hurst Performance Research Corporation; together they developed the Hurst / Olds as a sophisticated muscle car ; Previously, Oldsmobile had limited itself to equipping its sporty cars with Hurst gearshift rods and levers. The limited series of 515 Hurst / Olds (459 Holiday Hardtop Coupés and 56 Sport Coupés with B-pillar) were regular 442, which, however, were subjected to numerous optical and technical modifications. All cars were painted in Peruvian Silver (an Oldsmobile Toronado color), lush black and narrow white trim, H / O emblems inside and out (this model year only) and dashboard inserts made of real walnut wood. The Hurst / Olds was available with two different engine variants, each 7.5 liter, painted red and combined with a reinforced W30 Turbo 400 automatic. Cars with air conditioning received the W-46 engine and a 3.08 rear axle, while cars without air conditioning had the W-45 engine and a drive reduction of 3.91: 1. Both engines were specified with 390 hp, but the W-45 had the cylinder heads of the W-30 and the camshaft from the W-31, which was suitable for higher speeds. All cars were delivered with individual front seats and a Hurst Dual Gate circuit including a small center console; Numerous 442 extras such as disc brakes, increased cooling and the FE2 sports suspension were also standard. The red wheel arch liners and the Ram Air system came from the W-30. The more popular extras included a tachometer / clock combination (in the factory jargon it goes by the beautiful name tic-toc-tach) and a steering wheel with an imitation wooden wreath.