Hi, my name is Ken and I live in Marion VA. Recently I purchased a 1983 Hurst/Olds in pretty fair condition. It is quite driveable and looks great at 25 feet but, as with most buys, has a few things that need attention. I have been out of the "old car business" for about 5 year after selling my really nice 55 Chevy 2 dr. sdn with 327/340 hp, 200-4R trans, Vintage Air, CD changer, and on and on. It would cruise at 135 mph all day long! We bought a house with the proceeds so I can't complain and by now have it almost paid off with the big down payment the 55 afforded.
My Hurst Olds is the standard black and silver with stripes and decals but as I said has a few problems. The stripes are not original and it has been painted although dryer pop ruined the black paint. The paint is slick but with tiny holes all over the horizontal surfaces. Oh, it has about 74k miles on it. Plans are to do a complete re-paint by a pro, a new strip and decal kit and fix a few things that nag at me. Right now I'm looking for a turn signal lever with cruise control and delayed wipers (4 wire version). The one that is in the car has the cruise button popped out and the switch inside the column is bad. The turn signal lever seems to be the hardest thing to find since it is a 4-wire lever and so far no luck in finding one. The transmission shifts good, but shifts to quickly so I guess the cable need to be reset on the carb. The A/C was dead but has been converted to R134 since I bought it. Now the vacuum switching is only putting out cold air to the windshield and won't come thru the dash vents. That is in the process of getting fixed. Of all things, the steering had a lot of slack in it and I found that the wheel bearings were loose in the front wheels (go figure!). The guy I got it from was "not a car person" so I'm not surprised. He told me the age old story that "There's not a thing wrong with it." Seems like the car salesman truthfullness was passed down to him somewhere along the line. Obviously I could see the paint problem and a few more things... but I always figure that there is twice as much wrong on a car than is first apparent! I was right.
The interior is pretty nice so not much work there. The rear shelf needs replacing and since I can't find anyone who repros them I may have to make one. There is a tiny amount of rust on the lower door edges but no biggie. The engine seems fine and all original. More later, just wanted to get my foot in the door!
My Hurst Olds is the standard black and silver with stripes and decals but as I said has a few problems. The stripes are not original and it has been painted although dryer pop ruined the black paint. The paint is slick but with tiny holes all over the horizontal surfaces. Oh, it has about 74k miles on it. Plans are to do a complete re-paint by a pro, a new strip and decal kit and fix a few things that nag at me. Right now I'm looking for a turn signal lever with cruise control and delayed wipers (4 wire version). The one that is in the car has the cruise button popped out and the switch inside the column is bad. The turn signal lever seems to be the hardest thing to find since it is a 4-wire lever and so far no luck in finding one. The transmission shifts good, but shifts to quickly so I guess the cable need to be reset on the carb. The A/C was dead but has been converted to R134 since I bought it. Now the vacuum switching is only putting out cold air to the windshield and won't come thru the dash vents. That is in the process of getting fixed. Of all things, the steering had a lot of slack in it and I found that the wheel bearings were loose in the front wheels (go figure!). The guy I got it from was "not a car person" so I'm not surprised. He told me the age old story that "There's not a thing wrong with it." Seems like the car salesman truthfullness was passed down to him somewhere along the line. Obviously I could see the paint problem and a few more things... but I always figure that there is twice as much wrong on a car than is first apparent! I was right.
The interior is pretty nice so not much work there. The rear shelf needs replacing and since I can't find anyone who repros them I may have to make one. There is a tiny amount of rust on the lower door edges but no biggie. The engine seems fine and all original. More later, just wanted to get my foot in the door!
