We know that everyone tends to put some extra value into the stuff that they own. That one of 12 Pacer that was ordered with the orange interior, four speed, and low-po inline six engine sure is rare and you may think that because few others exist that it is worth big money, but often times these ideas are misplaced. We think that the seller of this 1983 15th Anniversary Hurst/Olds Cutlass is among that crowd. Yes, the car is cool. Yes, the car is not the most common thing in the world, and yes, we would all love to zip up and down the road playing with the Lightning Rods shifter but there’s not $32k in here unless the trunk is loaded with massive quantities of illegal drugs (and we have no reason to believe that it is).
In our eyes, the top of the G-body value food chain is the GNX and Grand National. Anything else with a turbo comes next, some of the stuff with a four speed comes next, and then the other specialty cars fall after that. The 442 and these Hurst/Olds models certainly have more value than a Monte Carlo SS but can it really be that much? Maybe someday history will look more kindly at these cars but for now they are still not worth more than the classic muscle cars that preceded them by a decade and change and the very cars of which they are weak-kneed cousins.
This is a fine car. It has never been restored so it is showing some wear and GM’s typically rough paint quality from the 1980s is showing how well it does not age but the car is 100% original, the interior is sweet, it has been signed by Linda Vaughn and Doc Watson and we’d guess it is one of the most original Hurst/Olds models of this era that exists. What do you think it is worth? Maybe $10,000 to the right guy on the right day? Less than that?
Hey it is totally possible that I am the one who is short a couple bricks here. You sell ME. How much is this special G-body worth?
Becase the ad will have expired by the time you see this, here’s the text from the seller –
1983 15th Anniversary Hurst/Olds Edition Production #429 of 3001 built.
A great low mile survivor that is unrestored and a true classic car collectable. Autographed and photos with Jack “Doc” Watson and Miss Hurst – Lovely Linda Vaughn
A very solid southern car which has all its original paint, rare sand drift (gray) interior, and W40 Hurst package which includes the infamous Hurst Lightning Rod shifter. Paint faded and cracked atop. Sides and bottom are nice. All original so you know what you are buying.
All original body panels and no rust on bottom of doors.
Recent Cooper Cobra tires installed.
Additional photos and video can be viewed via Photobucket ID: OldsHurst83 which still show the old tires installed or YouTube ID: AldoNovaRocks
Any questions, please feel free to ask. Thanks for taking the time to view the advertisement!
This vehicle has paraded the Indianapolis Brickyard Race Track on three occasions and have pictures of it at the Brickyard finish line.
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I would hope that a ‘Hurst Olds’ would include the ‘W40 Hurst package’….duh!!
Maybe I should pick up that 84 Hurst Olds on C/L for $1500! It doesn’t have an engine though, big deal.
That will be for sale a long, long, long time.
Man, I sure wanted one of these back in high school.
The two things that make these more special than the non turbo G bodies are the Lightning Rods shifter and the 8.5″ rear. The rest of the package is just stickers and badges.
the 83 goes a 7,5 the 8,5 was on the 84 and later 442
Either his wife is making him sell it, or he’s a crack dealer and is sampling his own product – heavily. I wouldn’t pay that for a low mileage GN in beter shape than that so-called “mint survior.” Other peole’s kids, I’ll tellya….
When THIS GN is 15K:
https://austin.craigslist.org/cto/4924795181.html
There is no WAY this car is worth 32k.
CRACK PIPE.
Yep – that asking price is way too high. You can buy one for less than $20,000. Some as low as $15,000. There is nothing about this car that makes it different than any of the others for sale. Not super low mileage, not celeberity owned – nothing.
No it is NOT worth $32K, a 12K car to the right Oldsmobile Collector on the Right day. a $8K car to the rest of us.
Seller has a case of ‘Auction’ fever. Linda Vaughn has sold Two of her own 78-87 Hurst/Olds cars at Barret-Jackson, for Charity. Those cars were near Pristine, looking new even with usage. Since they were one owner, 10 out of 10 ‘survivors’ owned by a Famous person (Linda Vaughn) they command more. Charity cars as a rule Command more. You can not base a cars worth off of a Charity car sale, or your 4 out of 10 car off what the best condition un-restored car sold for.
As for Oldsmobile Collectors I saw one buy very poor (crusher bait) shape 1975 Hurst/Olds for over $3k.
Hurst does not care about spark plugs smacking you in the 2 brain cell analysis of the G-body value order.
1. A 1984 SS is the only one with a genuine 87 pinging 10. something 1 compression. with a capped speed of 155mph, real sways, and a front end ugly as sin conserving firepower.
2. there is no 4 speed G-body unless someone hurt themselves to make it..
3. no one with 3 brain cells wants a 2 brain cells wobbling fire of a hopeless out of balance pile of crap called a v6… 700 pounds of boost or not.
Come on bangshift writers, be smarter than this post. I did find an early 80s cutlass, manual swapped, and it bent the first day. Lets not forget solid roof t-top “book value” versus real value arguments. Dumbasses.
There were genuine factory 4-speed G-bodies, not a whole lot, but they are out there. None of them were the “performance” G-bodies, if I recall, but there were early Malibus and Cutlasses with factory-equipped Saginaw 4-speeds.
And I would take a Grand National over anything else from that era. It blew the doors off damn near anything else in production.
I have seen 4 speed g bodys……a 79 Pontiac grand am 301 4 speed….a 79 el camino 305 4 speed….a 81 maybe Malibu 6 cyl with 3 speed….and a 81 monte carlo 305 4 speed…could have been a 265 or something???….all were factory cars in used condition with patina….not restored swapped in stuff
1978-1981 Malibu coupe could be ordered with a floor shift 3 speed M/T or a 4 speed M/T. 1978-80 Pontiac Le-mans or Grand Am could be equipped with a clutch pedal.
As doe 4 Speed Automatic (Automatics with over drive) The G body got them th TH-200R4, 4 forward gears and a lock up torque converter.
As for the 1984 Monte Carlo SS, no the best MC/SS engine is the 1987-1988 Center bolt valve cover 305 H,O. uses the same heads as a 1987 TBI truck, a special intake that has the correct bolt angles for 1987 up SBC heads.
I have drove, rode in, owned a number if G bodies. A Turbo Regal or a Grand National Stock VS Stock was the Fastest ones produced. That’s leaving otu the GNX, the Fastest 1987 GM vehicle. After that the Turbo T/A was for one year. Then in 1991 it was the GMC Syclone, It was a 4.3L V6 with a Turbo, faster the the Corvette ZR1 in that year for what the ZR-1 LT5 engine cost.
The air cleaner housing appears a bit rusty, deduct $20k………
Love these cars, but wow, that price is nowhere near realistic
So, what was the add ons for this car, other than a pretty decal package? Cars like this go, here in south east Kansas, for 3500 bucks!
Above the 442 package for 1983:
Hurst ‘Lightning Rods’ Shiftier and special G-body console plate for it.
Blacked out Grill, Headlamp Bezels, and other front end trim blacked out instead of chrome/stainless steel.
Trunk Spoiler
Hood Bulge/fake cowl scoop
2 tone paint with accent stripe
Hurst Badging
Limited production run compared to 1983 Cutlass or Cutlass 442.
The hood bulge/scoop was painted and applied by Hurst. It was also sold by GM threw GM Performance Parts.
Lightning rod shifter is cool, price breaks the deal.