1984 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds: Colors Reversed, 3,500 Built

This record's own dek states that the colours reversed to silver over black, otherwise as 1983, and that 3,500 were built. This record's own overview states that for 1984 the Hurst/Olds (W40) came only in silver with a black lower band and red stripe, again on the Cutlass Calais with the 180 hp 307, air conditioning mandatory, and Dark Maple cloth or vinyl interiors, and that the Hurst/Olds Club of America records 3,500 built.^1,2

This record's own key facts state that Oldsmobile's 1984 Cutlass catalogue lists the Hurst/Olds Package as available equipment on the Cutlass Calais only, and this record's own production notes state that only one color scheme was offered and that no 4-4-2 was offered in 1984. This record's own prices section documents the Hurst/Olds package at $1,997 and a $12,644 complete-car price for the package car, that same encyclopedia table also giving the 3,500 production figure. Subtracting the $1,997 package price from the $12,644 complete-car figure implies a roughly $10,647 base price for the Cutlass Calais coupe itself, a breakdown the encyclopedia does not state directly.³

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 with a Rochester Quadrajet four-barrel carburetor, available exclusively on the Hurst/Olds per the club's own engine section. This record's own transmissions section documents the 200R4 four-speed automatic carrying a yellow OZ tag, paired with the Hurst Lightning Rod shifter, both drawn from the club's own transmission and interior sections of its spotter guide.^1,1

This record's own options section documents the W40 Hurst/Olds option installed on 3,500 cars, AR9 reclining bucket seats, CC1 removable T-top roof panels for which the club gives no count, and Y78, a Cutlass Calais option carried on the Hurst/Olds body tag. It also documents the Hurst/Olds Package, Calais only, as listed in Oldsmobile's Cutlass Supreme available-equipment list rather than a dedicated Hurst/Olds brochure page.¹

This record's own specifications section documents 15-inch Oldsmobile SSLL chrome wheels with an argent gray center and red pinstripe, and a 108.1-inch wheelbase shared with the Cutlass Supreme coupe the Calais was built from. This record's own paint section documents the single silver-over-black scheme under code 17, built across all 3,500 cars, and this record's own interiors section documents the two Dark Maple trims offered, 77C cloth and 77R vinyl, both read from the club's own body-tag decode.¹

This record's own identification section documents a body tag reading E for 1984, 3GR47 for the Cutlass Calais coupe built at Lansing, Y78 for the Calais option, and W40 for the Hurst/Olds option, alongside the VIN pattern 1G3AK4791EM and detailed drivetrain identification including the yellow-tag 200R4. It states that from 1984 Oldsmobile added a Service Parts Identification label under the trunk lid listing the VIN and options, that the cars were converted by Cars & Concepts at Brighton, Michigan, and that the club holds a VIN list for 1984 production. This record's own unpublished leads flag an uncited tertiary claim that a fully loaded 1984 Hurst/Olds cost $19,500 against a base price of about $11,000, sourced to an inflation calculator rather than a period price list.¹