1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Hurst

*Numbers Matching HO 5.0 Liter/307 Cu. In. V8 *Single 4 Barrel Carburetor *TH200-4R Automatic w/ Lightning Rod Shifter *Power Front Disc Brakes *Power Steering *Factory Air Conditioning *Real Deal Hurst/Olds w/ Clean CarFax! *Correct Silver Metallic Exterior w/ Hurst/Olds Striping *Correct Dark Maple Reclining Bucket Seats *BFGoodrich Radial T/A Tires on Super Stock Wheels *Stock Instrumentation *Odometer Reads: 62,317 Miles This 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Hurst/Olds is a gorgeous blast from the past, late generation muscle car with great options including the famous Lightning Rod Shifters! There are limited-edition cars, and then there are cars that close a chapter of American automotive history. The 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Hurst/Olds is the latter. Built during one of the most constrained periods in Detroit's performance history, this factory-authorized collaboration between Oldsmobile and Hurst Performance produced a car that was bold by any era's standards - and irreplaceable by the standards of ours. For anyone searching for a genuine 1984 Hurst/Olds for sale, knowing exactly what this car represents is the right place to begin. The Hurst/Olds story begins in 1968, when Hurst Performance - the company whose shifters and linkages had become synonymous with serious American drag racing - partnered with Oldsmobile to build a specially prepared performance Cutlass. That first collaboration sold out almost immediately and launched a partnership that would span a decade and a half. The two companies returned to the formula in 1969, again in 1972 through 1975, and once more in 1979 before the final two-year run of 1983 and 1984. Each edition marked a specific moment in American performance history. The 1984 model marked the last. Visually, the 1984 Hurst/Olds was immediately recognizable - and deliberately so. Where the 1983 car wore black over silver, Oldsmobile reversed the palette for 1984, delivering a silver-over-black two-tone treatment with bold Lightning Bolt graphics, a power bulge hood, revised grille, rear spoiler, and Hurst Rally/Super Stock wheels. The result was a car that announced itself without apology and looked unlike anything else on the road that year. The interior centerpiece was the Hurst Lightning Rod shifter - a three-lever arrangement mounted on the center console that allowed the driver to manually select each gear with a dedicated stick. It was theatrical, purposeful, and utterly unique to this car. Bucket seats, Rally gauges, and plush upholstery completed an interior that felt purpose-built rather than cobbled together. Approximately 3,500 Hurst/Olds units were produced for the 1984 model year - a limited run by design. When production ended, it ended permanently. No subsequent Oldsmobile carried the Hurst name under the same factory-authorized program, making the 1984 model definitively the last of its kind. That combination of low production volume and closed-chapter status has made well-documented examples consistently desirable at collector auctions and in serious private collections. The 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Hurst/Olds isn't simply a dressed-up Cutlass - it is a factory-built performance car produced at the exact moment American muscle was beginning its comeback. It carries a nameplate with genuine heritage, a drivetrain specified for performance, and a character that no other car from its era could replicate. This particular Cutlass comes to us with a clean CarFax that how's its most recent home being in Arizona. Powering this '84 Hurst/Olds is a numbers matching HO 5.0L/307 cubic inch V8 engine topped with a single 4 barrel carburetor that together were rated at 180 horsepower from the factory. Exhaust exits this Oldsmobile's numbers matching engine via a dual exhaust setup that produces a terrific rumble out of the tailpipes. The HO V8 is backed by a TH200-4R automatic transmission shifted with the iconic Lightning Rod shifter setup that gave the