'72 supreme ragtop w/hurst lightning rod shifter

tazmangk · March 26th, 2004, 11:17 AM

Hi all, i recently bought a 1972 cutlass supreme ragtop with a factory installed hurstlightning rod..or his and her shifter, and wondered if anyone could tell me how rare that option was and how many were made...ty

Chuck C · March 27th, 2004, 08:53 PM

I was just talking to a guy who had one when he was younger. (sold it for 900 bucks about 15 years ago) he was telling me that he heard, after he sold the car that there were only about 172 made. I'm not sure how accurate he is but he seemed pretty smart car-wise.
Hope this helps.

Chuck

texasred · April 19th, 2004, 12:27 AM

I've got a dual gate in my 71 Cutlass convertible. The option is very desired, but 172? Check out e-bay. There are at least 1 or 2 on there a month (original, not dual gate 2s). They were also put into GTOs, but the shift arm was straight, not curved.

Chuck C · April 19th, 2004, 08:06 AM

I was thinking of the hurst edition convertibles not a cutlass with the lightning rods. oops my mistake.

texasred · April 19th, 2004, 11:02 AM

172 Hurst/Olds? Now THAT I can believe! BTW, it is a Dual Gate, not Lightning Rods.

tazmangk · April 21st, 2004, 04:18 PM

thanks for all that did reply, and yes it's a dual gate, guess i had a brain fart...anyway, still trying to find some numbers on how many '72's where made with this option, any help is appreciated

'79 H/O W-30 · September 24th, 2007, 08:17 PM

The Lightning Rod shifter wasnt used in Olds untill the '83 Hurst/Olds. The "His and Hers" shifter you have is the Hurst Dual Gate shifter. I dont know if Iv ever heard of the Lightning Rod shifter being called the "His and Hers shifter" like the Dual Gate was.

-EDIT-
Guess I should have read your last comment haha. Umm there is places out there that have reperduction dealers bulletins that tell the dealer about the new year car model. I have one for my hurst and it tells the dealer what options the cars had and if it was this color car it had this option and so on... Something like that would tell you the option code for the shifter and what optioned cars got the shifter. Mabye like only certen engen/trans cars got the shifter or something like that. Look for Dr. Decal Mark Cornea reproductions on the net... thats were I got my bulletin for my '79 hurst. It may not tell you how maney cuttlases got the Dual Gate that year but if you have the option code then thats a good start. Good luck.

March 27th, 2004, 08:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chuck C Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Oak Lawn, Il (Chgo suburb) Posts: 21	I was just talking to a guy who had one when he was younger. (sold it for 900 bucks about 15 years ago) he was telling me that he heard, after he sold the car that there were only about 172 made. I'm not sure how accurate he is but he seemed pretty smart car-wise. Hope this helps. Chuck __________________ 1970~Cutlass~SX W-32

April 19th, 2004, 12:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
texasred Tom Servo's Stunt Double Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 824	I've got a dual gate in my 71 Cutlass convertible. The option is very desired, but 172? Check out e-bay. There are at least 1 or 2 on there a month (original, not dual gate 2s). They were also put into GTOs, but the shift arm was straight, not curved. __________________ Dad said, "Sometimes you read Job...sometimes you ARE Job!"

April 19th, 2004, 08:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
Chuck C Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Oak Lawn, Il (Chgo suburb) Posts: 21	I was thinking of the hurst edition convertibles not a cutlass with the lightning rods. oops my mistake. __________________ 1970~Cutlass~SX W-32

April 19th, 2004, 11:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
texasred Tom Servo's Stunt Double Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 824	172 Hurst/Olds? Now THAT I can believe! BTW, it is a Dual Gate, not Lightning Rods. __________________ Dad said, "Sometimes you read Job...sometimes you ARE Job!"

September 24th, 2007, 08:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
'79 H/O W-30 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1	The Lightning Rod shifter wasnt used in Olds untill the '83 Hurst/Olds. The "His and Hers" shifter you have is the Hurst Dual Gate shifter. I dont know if Iv ever heard of the Lightning Rod shifter being called the "His and Hers shifter" like the Dual Gate was. -EDIT- Guess I should have read your last comment haha. Umm there is places out there that have reperduction dealers bulletins that tell the dealer about the new year car model. I have one for my hurst and it tells the dealer what options the cars had and if it was this color car it had this option and so on... Something like that would tell you the option code for the shifter and what optioned cars got the shifter. Mabye like only certen engen/trans cars got the shifter or something like that. Look for Dr. Decal Mark Cornea reproductions on the net... thats were I got my bulletin for my '79 hurst. It may not tell you how maney cuttlases got the Dual Gate that year but if you have the option code then thats a good start. Good luck. Last edited by '79 H/O W-30; September 24th, 2007 at 08:31 PM..

March 26th, 2004, 11:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
tazmangk Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: niles, michigan, usa, 49120 Posts: 2	Hi all, i recently bought a 1972 cutlass supreme ragtop with a factory installed hurstlightning rod..or his and her shifter, and wondered if anyone could tell me how rare that option was and how many were made...ty

April 21st, 2004, 04:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
tazmangk Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: niles, michigan, usa, 49120 Posts: 2	thanks for all that did reply, and yes it's a dual gate, guess i had a brain fart...anyway, still trying to find some numbers on how many '72's where made with this option, any help is appreciated

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