Vehicle Description
There were a total of 629 Oldsmobile Hurst pace cars made in 1972;
499 of them were hardtops, and 279 of those hardtops were built
without sunroofs. The 1972 Oldsmobile Hurst pace car was developed
by Hurst Performance, not Oldsmobile. Oldsmobile provided the
Cutlass Supreme coupe and convertible. It was the first and only
time an Indy pace car was sponsored by a manufacturer other than an
automobile manufacturer, and the first time to include a major
supplier's name in the title. The only color available was Cameo
White with reflective 3M gold stripes that were stickers, not
paint. This car is powered by a new, modified Mondello Performance
engine bored out to 462ci mated to a TH400 automatic transmission,
with a console-mounted Hurst Dual Gate shifter and a W25 Ram Air
hood. The engine has just 750 miles since its installation. It's
equipped with a new torque converter and HEI ignition and puts out
a dyno-tested 293hp and 418 ft/lbs or torque. This Pace Car
re-creation coupe has 48,600 original miles (the title reads
mileage exempt) and features a new 2500 stall torque converter and
HEI ignition. It includes the original Protect-O-Plate, front page
of the vehicle warranty and the front page of the Official Program
from the 56th Indy 500. The original interior is set up for air
conditioning but needs a compressor. It's rust-free, has been
garaged in Florida.
