1979 W-30 Hurst Oldsmobile W Rocket 350 Motor - No Reserve on 2040-cars
Ellijay, Georgia, United States
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At Auction is a 1979 W-30 Hurst Oldsmobile w Rocket 350 Motor - NO RESERVE. What you see in the pictures is all that's included with the vehicle. If there is any doubt in your mind about anything on this car, please call or email us with any questions before bidding. We have no idea of the mile, though the insurance card we found in the car was from 1985. We have had the car for 5 years.
This vehicle comes with a bill of sale ONLY!!! LOCAL PICKUP ONLY, SHIPPING IS NOT INCLUDED, THOUGH WE DO HAVE OPTIONS!! Background History: In 1979 only 2,499 Hurst Oldsmobiles were put into production with only 537 with t-tops, and only 11 of these were white with gold trim. The Hurst/Olds in 1979 was based on the Cutlass Calais coupe. It used the L34, Oldsmobile's 5.7 L (350 in?) V8 engine. A Hurst Dual Gate shifter was standard. After a 3 year hiatus, the H/O returned in '79 on GM's newly downsized Cutlass body. The first H/O to be built entirely by Oldsmobile Division, it was also the first H/O that did not offer a 455 engine. But it was the only GM G-body to offer a 350 V8 in '79. It was also the first W-30 to come with the Olds 350 and not the Olds 455. White and black again were the color choices, but with a wider choice of interior trims than ever before. Gold paint covered the hood, most of the top, and the very rear of the trunk. The aluminum wheels were also painted gold, along with the grille. This H/O was built by Oldsmobile at the Lansing plant and didn't get sent off for additional work at Hurst Performance Products or Cars and Concepts. For this reason, there would be no possible loophole around the then current EPA regulations. In part and summary, those regulations stated that as long as an engine/transmission combination had been certified in any production model for that year, the same combination could be used in any other model that the factory desired, so long as less than 2,500 were produced. If 2,500 or more were built, the engine/transmission combination had to be certified specifically in that particular model. The "R" code Olds 350 engine in combination with the TH-350 transmission had already been certified in the 88 models for 1979, so legally that same combination could also be used in the Cutlass body without specific certification as long as less than 2,500 were built. That's why 2,499 1979 Hurst/Oldsmobile's were produced. Now, there were no 350/4 speed combinations already certified by Oldsmobile in 1979, so certification would have been necessary. Known as the W-30, it was produced for the following year in the 1980 Olds 442. The only major differences between '79-'80 were the headlights, and '79 had the dual gate Hurst shifter. |
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