This is an actual Festival car with original Indy Speedway festival
sticker in the windshield! Only 130 Hurst Olds convertibles were
made total. Very well documented car. Has build sheet, purchase
order, protect-o-plate, manuals, literature, copy of original title
and W-45 on the trim tag. Only 3 owners. It was stored on blocks
from 1979 to 1999. We sold the car to the 2nd owner in 1999. He was
a collector and parked it next to his Hurst coupe. We sold it to
the 3rd owner, another collector in 2017. Only 62,940 miles, very
original car. #s match motor, trans and rear.
EXTERIOR: Original metal, only 1 repaint. Repainted over 20 years
ago in it's original Cameo white. It still shows real well today.
The body is real straight and all the panels fit square and flush
including the hood. Doors shut like new. There are some bubbles
along the drivers door bottom. The ram air hood is excellent, no
cracks. All the Hurst Olds decals and emblems were replaced
including the gold reflective stripes. The paint is still smooth
and glossy. It has rare outside thermometer and sport mirrors. In
front the bumper is rechromed, the grills and headlight bezels are
in really nice shape. In back the bumper is rechromed, has exhaust
cut outs with trumpet tips and blacked out tail light bezels. Super
Stock wheels are Hurst gold. White convertible lower top is nice,
has glass window. Weatherstrips are good original on the car. The
Indy Festival sticker on the windshield is a great piece of
history. The windshield is cracked, I would definitely not replace
it.
INTERIOR: It has an all original interior, nothing's been replaced.
The drivers bottom cushion does have some splits, I would have that
replaced and you will have a really well preserved original
interior. The rest of the upholstery is really nice. In between
those bucket seats is the original console with a Hurst dual gate
shifter. Down on the floor is the original carpet and the
Oldsmobile floor mats. In front of me is a sport wheel, optional
clock and optional hood lock. Over all the wood grain, dash pad,
vents, visors and mirror are in real nice shape. Inside the ashtray
it does have the matching lighter. Has Hurst Indy pace car emblem
on the glove box door. Interior lights work. There are two small
aftermarket speakers in the kick panels. The door panels are in
really nice shape, not warped or beat up. Armrests are good, it
does have power windows.
ENGINE COMPARTMENT: It does have it's original VIN number matching
455 motor and complete factory ram air system. It also features
power steering, power brakes and factory air conditioning. The a/c
looks complete but there is no belt on the compressor. Overall the
motor compartment is very complete and proper. It has been cleaned
and touched up. It does have a reproduction GM hose, GM clamps, the
rubber flaps on each side of the radiator. The fan shroud is good,
battery is bolted down, washer bottle is hooked up, has the
"chicken wire" screen on the bottom of the hood. Original trim tag
is on the cowl indicating paint code 11 and the W45 option which is
the Hurst package.
TRUNK COMPARTMENT: It has the original spatter paint still on the
inside of the quarter panels and which tells us it is has the
factory quarters. The trunk floor is completely solid original
metal and has been resprayed. It has a the rubber mat, original
Goodyear Polysteel tire for the spare with the matching Hurst gold
wheel. Trunk light works. The weatherstrip is soft, all the wiring
looks proper.
UNDERSIDE: Original condition, never been spray painted or messed
with. All original metal, no patches or repairs. It may appear ugly
but it is actually very solid. It has F-41 suspension which
includes sway bars and boxed control arms. Has air shocks in back.
Looking up at the motor it is clean, the freeze plugs look
replaced. The vin # is stamped on the motor that matches the car.
The original Turbo 400 was just pulled and resealed at a trans
shop. The rear end is original with 3.08 posi gears. It has disc
brakes in front, h.d. drums in back. The dual exhaust looks solid,
has correct trumpet tips.
I have a lot of enthusiasm for this car because of it's history. It
has a story to tell from the inception of Hurst Performance
deciding to pace the race, to being used at the festival and being
so original. Some minor improvements would really bring this car to
the next level. Absolutely an investment grade muscle car!
I, Jay Grams, take pride in personally writing the descriptions for
virtually every car for about the last 30 years now. A significant
amount of effort goes into fact checking. What I am offering is my
professional impression of the vehicle.
Our salesmen are happy to assist with descriptions and making sure
your questions are answered. One great suggestion is letting us do
a walk around video that explains the car's condition in
detail.
Don't be intimidated, contact sales now for a no pressure, no
hassle experience!
815 385 3644 9-5 central
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Air conditioning
Power steering
Power disc brakes
Power windows
Power top
Ram air
Hurst dual gate shifter
Bucket seats
Console
Laser stripes
Outside thermometer
Sport mirrors
Indy decals
Build sheet
Protect-o-plate
Buyers order
Festival decal
Car cover