7 2 ▁model . ▁▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Hur st / Old s ▁was ▁actually ▁developed ▁by ▁Hur st ▁Performance , ▁and ▁not ▁Old sm obile . ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁trag ic ▁accident ▁involving ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Ind y ▁P ace ▁car , ▁a ▁D odge ▁Ch allen ger , ▁the ▁major ▁auto ▁manufact ur ers ▁were ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁pace ▁car ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Ind y ▁race . ▁Hur st ▁Performance ▁stepped ▁up ▁and ▁volunte ered ▁to ▁spons or ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁P ace ▁car . ▁Old sm obile ▁provided ▁the ▁C ut lass ▁Supreme ▁cou pe ▁and ▁convert ible . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁an ▁Ind y ▁P ace ▁car ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁a ▁manufact urer ▁other ▁than ▁an ▁autom obile ▁manufact urer , ▁and ▁first ▁time ▁to ▁include ▁a ▁major ▁supp lier ' s ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁title . ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Hur st / Old s ▁had ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁lowest ▁production ▁numbers ▁of ▁any ▁produced ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 2 9 ▁made ; ▁ 1 3 0 ▁Convert ibles , ▁ 2 2 0 ▁hard top ▁with ▁sun ro of , ▁ 6 ▁Station ▁W ag ons ▁for ▁Press ▁and ▁Am bul ance ▁use , ▁and ▁ 2 7 9 ▁hard top ▁cars . ▁The ▁only ▁color ▁available ▁was ▁C ame o ▁White ▁with ▁reflect ive ▁