1983 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds: The 15th Anniversary, and 3,001 Built

This record's own dek states that the 15th-anniversary Hurst/Olds was black over silver with a 180 hp 307 and a Lightning Rods shifter, 2,500 planned and 3,001 built. This record's own overview states that the 1983 Hurst/Olds, option W40, marked the 15th anniversary, that the Hurst/Olds Club of America records it on the Cutlass Calais coupe with the 180 hp 307 V-8, a 200R4 automatic, and Hurst's Lightning Rods shifter, black with a silver lower band and red stripe, air conditioning mandatory, and that Oldsmobile planned 2,500 and built 3,001.^1,2

This record's own key facts state that Oldsmobile announced the Hurst/Olds on September 13, 1982, with production "limited to approximately 2,500 units," a 5.0-liter V-8 rated 180 hp and 245 lb-ft, and an expected 0-60 mph time of 8.5 seconds, and that the club records 3,001 built, up from the 2,500 originally scheduled. This record's own production rows carry the 2,500 figure separately as an announced production limit rather than a build count, distinct from the 3,001 the club actually reports, and this record's own production notes state that only one color scheme was offered and that no 4-4-2 was offered in 1983.^3,2

This record's own prices section documents the Hurst/Olds package at $1,997 on the Cutlass Calais coupe, a $159 limited-slip differential with air shocks option specific to the Hurst/Olds Calais, and a $12,069 complete-car price for the package car as printed in an encyclopedia's year table, that same table also giving the 3,001 production figure. Subtracting the $1,997 package price from the $12,069 complete-car figure implies a roughly $10,072 base price for the Cutlass Calais coupe itself, though the encyclopedia does not state that breakdown directly.^4,5

This record's own engines section documents the 307 four-barrel V-8 under VIN code 9, rated 180 hp SAE net by the club and 180 hp with 245 lb-ft by Oldsmobile's own press release, which does not state a rating standard. This record's own transmissions section documents the 200R4 four-speed automatic carrying a blue OZ tag with a specific shift calibration and torque-converter ratio, paired with the Hurst Lightning Rods shifter.^1,1

This record's own options section documents the Hurst/Olds package's contents per Oldsmobile: a dual-snorkel chrome air cleaner, a specifically calibrated carburetor, the specific automatic calibration and converter, the Lightning Rod shifter, a 3.73 axle, dual exhaust, a firm ride and handling package, 15-inch chrome and argent wheels with Goodyear Eagle GT tires, reclining buckets, a sport wheel, a quartz clock, a tachometer gauge package, an acoustical package, halogen headlamps, air conditioning with a wide-open-throttle cutout, an air dam, a deck-lid spoiler, a hood scoop, decals, 15th-anniversary medallions, a black and argent grille, and black lamp bezels, alongside AR9 reclining bucket seats and CC1 removable T-top roof panels, for which the club gives no count. This record's own conflicts section shows two anticipated EPA highway figures from the same press kit, 28 mpg in the release text and 27 mpg in a photo caption, both labeled as pre-rating expectations rather than certified figures.^3,1

This record's own identification section documents the Hurst/Olds VIN pattern 1G3AK479xDM plus a six-digit sequence, decoding K for Cutlass Calais, 47 for the coupe body, 9 for the 307 Hurst option, D for 1983, and M for Lansing, alongside detailed drivetrain identification down to block casting, cylinder-head, and carburetor numbers. It states that the cars were converted by Cars & Concepts, the owner of Hurst Performance, at Brighton, Michigan, after assembly in Lansing, and that unlike earlier years, the club holds a VIN list for 1983 production.¹