Have any of you heard of a Hurst Camaro? A buddy saw a Camaro with subtle Hurst emblems under the SS, or Z-28 emblems on the side and rear. It was a black 4th gen. with Florida tags. I don't recall GM offering it, but my knowledge isn't that good. Maybe a dealer option, or a well done owner modification?

never heard...probably owner "enhanced" camaro.

Yes, I believe they did build a few of them. It's been a while since I've seen the info, but they were black and gold or black (I forget which) and they did exist. It's like the "Comp T/A" Trans Am's (aftermarket conversion, limited production run, etc).

Actually, they were all Firebirds.

I'm pretty sure they were built by LPE. They are pretty neat cars.

the only Hurst fourth gen that I am aware of is the Hurst Hauler and the 10th anniversary Firehawks that were black with gold stripes and rims. the hauler was a trans am with a cargo style hatch, think 79 TA K type if you know what that is.

typically those hurst tags you saw on the camaro are dealer/owner addons and its just because they have a hurst shifter, nothing else.

Did a little searching and there WAS a "Hurst Firebird" in 1998. It was the 40th anniversary of Hurst shifters and apparently, there were a few commemerative cars built by LPE. No Camaros though.

Lingenfelter did a very limited run of Hurst Firebirds in 97 & 98. There were never any 4th gen Hurst Camaros that could be ordered through GM. Not sure about other gens, but I don't recall any, and of course, that doesn't mean a dealer couldn't have done a "Hurst" edition, but I'd imagine they'd run into licensing issues with the name, so I'd guess it's an owner modified car if it is a Camaro.

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drive...articleId=49140

Here's a whole story about the end of Camaro/Firebird.
Only thing I could find was: the 35th Anniversary Model
came with a (optional) Hurst Shifter...

The Hurst shifters were an available option as early as the mid 90s the Firehawk/SS, and were also optional on later standard Formula/TAs/Z28s.

My car was a factory Hurst shifter car, but the Hurst Firebirds are something different. I believe one of the guys at Jegs owns one.

I think they only made 7 Hurst Firehawks.They were black with gold stripes.They went for about $50k.I think they only made 7 because of tranny problems.

There were a few more than 7 made, but not many more. That number sounds about right for the 98 Hurst Firebird, but I think the 97 production was about 10-20. They used to have all the details on the Lingenfelter site, but apparently they've deleted it all off the site now. Pricing new was just under $50K, and it included gold stripes down the length of the car, ported heads and a cam, and some other peformance goodies. They were available only in a six speed with Hurst shifter (duh). Also, if I remember correctly, the 97s were Formulas only, and the 98s were TAs. Both years were WS-6 based cars. They were rated at 350HP@6000 and 375TQ@4500. Car & Driver got a 0-60 of 4.7 and a 1/4 of 13.1@111.