▁from ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁the ▁Reg al , ▁Grand ▁Prix , ▁and ▁rest y led ▁Monte ▁Carlo ▁SS . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁r ude ▁aw ak ening ▁to ▁Old sm obile , ▁which ▁was ▁getting ▁used ▁to ▁wins ▁on ▁the ▁NAS C AR ▁circuit . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁G M ▁launched ▁the ▁front - w heel ▁drive ▁A - body , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁C ut lass ▁C iera , ▁meant ▁as ▁rep lac ements ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 - v int age ▁R WD ▁A - b od ies , ▁but ▁decided ▁to ▁continue ▁s elling ▁the ▁older ▁models ▁anyway . ▁The ▁C ut lass ▁Supreme ▁continued ▁on ▁with ▁the ▁R WD ▁C ut lass ▁sedan ▁and ▁station ▁w agon ▁( two - door ▁C ut lass es ▁were ▁dropped ). ▁ ▁The ▁Hur st / Old s ▁re app eared ▁on ▁the ▁C ut lass ▁Cal ais ▁cou pe ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁first ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁as ▁the ▁black ▁over ▁silver ▁ 1 5 th ▁anni versary , ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁the ▁silver ▁over ▁black ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁model . ▁Both ▁featured ▁chrome ▁whe els , ▁red ▁strip ing ▁and ▁a ▁high ▁output ▁Old sm obile ▁ 3 0 7 ▁V 8 ▁with ▁ 4 ▁bar rel ▁car b ure tor , ▁dual ▁m uff ler ▁exhaust s ▁and ▁Hur st ' s ▁then ▁new ▁three ▁stick ▁Light ning ▁Rod s