Production
In 1973, 1097 Hurst Olds were produced. 60% of the 1097 cars produced were white with gold stripes and 40% of the cars produced were black with gold stripes. The company that supplied the labor for the 1973 Hurst Olds conversion was WISCO in Ferndale, Michigan.
Production Start - A guideline would be 4/16/73, build code 04C, and VIN sequence number 385000.
Production Stop - A guideline would be 6/22/73, build code 06C, and VIN sequence number 480000.
The above is a guideline and not a hard rule. This also does not include the 2 proposal cars.
I have a pool of 100 cars in the registry that I can use as a sample for 73 HO production. If I use the 100 car sample and apply it to the 1097 cars actually produced I get the below production numbers.
In 1973, 1097 Hurst Olds were produced. 60% of the 1097 cars produced were white with gold stripes and 40% of the cars produced were black with gold stripes. The company that supplied the labor for the 1973 Hurst Olds conversion was WISCO in Ferndale, Michigan.
Production Start - A guideline would be 4/16/73, build code 04C, and VIN sequence number 385000.
Production Stop - A guideline would be 6/22/73, build code 06C, and VIN sequence number 480000.
The above is a guideline and not a hard rule. This also does not include the 2 proposal cars.
I have a pool of 100 cars in the registry that I can use as a sample for 73 HO production. If I use the 100 car sample and apply it to the 1097 cars actually produced I get the below production numbers.
Jon Smith's 73 HO.
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1973 HO Conversion in Ferndale, Michigan
| Production | Actual | Actual % | Research Estimation | Research Estimation % |
| Black Cars | ? | 40% | 518 | 47.2% |
| White Cars | ? | 60% | 579 | 52.8% |
| White Cars with White Interiors | ? | ? | 482 | 44.0% |
| White Cars with Black Interiors | ? | ? | 97 | 8.8% |
| Black Cars with Black Interiors | ? | ? | 509 | 46.4% |
| Black Cars with White Interiors | ? | ? | 9 | 0.8% |
| L75 (W-45) 250 HP Engine | ? | ? | 996 | 90.8% |
| L77 (W-46) 270 HP Engine | ? | ? | 101 | 9.2% |
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1973 HO Conversion Facility in Ferndale, Michigan now home of Parts Rite in 2008