To this date I do not know what happened to the actual car, I spoke to a lot of people with no positive info. IT was trailered off to Olds, and very well received. The 1979 edition was the first Hurst/Olds to be built entirely by Oldsmobile Division at the Division’s Lansing plant and the only GM G-body to offer a 350 V8 that year. We all worked long hours to finish the car, Project # 672, "Personalized Olds". Using Oldsmobile’s 元4 350 cubic inch V8, making it the first Hurst/Olds that did not offer a 455 cubic inch mill. I created the engineering emblems, they were not finished being cast in time, so they were sent later. Gold paint was applied to deck lid, wing, on hood areas, lwr side panels. Five Hurst wheels were installed, the car was sent to local body shop, George's friend.
The micro switches were used to limit the travel of the wing, up or down. The alum wing was designed by us, and fabricated at a airport in NJ. we used light fixture diffuser eggĬrate, to match grill, sprayed flat balck. Relocated the frt turn signals, to inside frt bumper. We installed a "Dual Gate" shifter, w/ small console that we would sell. Olds motor was shipped in from Lansing, Mich. Had a certain responsibility of action to do. 1967, the car arrived at 50 west street road, Hurst Hqtrs. It can even do a quarter-mile in 5.8 seconds at 260 mph.I will provide more info as we go along. This insanely built Hurst Olds runs a 10.5-liter V8 that pumps out 5,000 HP. The Sorceress can run on high-octane, unleaded, regular gas, or a combination of these. After some investigating, he brought in a few professionals to help him turn this project into a multi-flex fuel vehicle. Tschiggfrie admits he wanted to do his own thing. It doesn’t come with air conditioning, though. I love black with tasteful gold accents its from growing up with the Lotus John Player Special Formula 1 cars.
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Surprisingly, the 5,000 HP Oldsmobile 4-4-2 comes with a neat interior with all the creature comforts, including a full leather upholstery, backup camera, stereo system with six by nines at the rear, a complete dashboard, and navigation. 1977 OLDSMOBILE DELTA 88 INDY PACE CAR - Barrett-Jackson Auction Company - Worlds Greatest Collector Car Auctions. Team Sorceress was looking to crown the record as the fastest round car at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
According to the owner, it is one of the two fastest and quickest cars globally. The 1984 Hurst Olds can run 208 mph (334 kph) in an eighth of a mile and 260 mph (420 kph) in a quarter, putting it in some pretty top company worldwide. During its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory. It originated as Olds Motor Vehicle Co., founded by Ransom E. “ The cool part about the car is I wanted to build something that I could drive on the street, take it to a car show and maybe do a little racing,” Tschiggfrie said. Oldsmobile was a brand of American automobiles produced largely by General Motors. Everything else is either altered or is gone. 34 years later, the VIN still sits in the pillar upfront and still runs the same taillights at the rear. The car is finished in Cameo White with a black interior, and power is from a 455ci V8 paired with a three-speed automatic transmission. Their unique history and combination of luxury and performance make. (For comparison's sake, the 4-4-2 package cost just 128 in 1975. Compare that to 30,000 442s built in a single model year, and you will see that the Hurst/Olds is a rare car indeed. The Supreme two-door coupe that year started at 4,047 the Hurst/Olds conversion, which took place at Hurst's Specialty Vehicle Division facility in Brighton, Michigan, added 1,095 on top of that price before the cars were sold through Oldsmobile dealerships. During those 9 production runs, less than 16,000 total cars were built.
Tschiggfrie bought it new and drove it out of the showroom floor in 1984. There were 10 years that H/Os were built out of 21, from 1968 thru 1988. Unlike most race cars with an insane amount of power, Team Sorceress’ Hurst Olds is a legal streetcar that’s plated and insured.Īs uncanny as it looks, this drag strip weapon has an exciting history. This 1984 Hurst Oldsmobile 4-4-2 race car might look weird, but it is the fastest street car in North America.
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