The only one i could afford what the Hurst Misery Shifter (mystery). I dont recognize that interior. Is that a buick or pontiac?
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Farfegnugen it’s what makes a car a Volkswagen.
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Looks Chrysler-ish to me
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can’t tell what make that interior is … custom center column w/ gauges? …. so, you gotta look down? … even the tac?
& the gas pedal is right up against it! & love that ‘limited edition’ a/c unit & that yugggggh ashtray
love that tuck & roll dashboard too … “go to my cousin Rickie’s … best tuck & roll in allllllll Mexico!” ~ Cheech & Chong
actually, I’m thinking it’s a Mexican Lo-Rider … w/ a pair of fuzzy dice hanging off the rear-view mirror
Side story: had a buddy that had a ’55 Chevy. he installed the shift box 90 degrees sideways & had to shift the H pattern by pulling up or pushing down … too lazy to take it back out & reinstall
… hey, at least it was a Hurst shifter! … just like the one in the photo!
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Nice photo!
Ah, Hurst shifters. Brings back memory of a ’68 F100 I had in about 1972. Three on the tree shifting for Ford’s basic 6-cyl. The linkage broke and the mechanic who looked at it told me that taking the whole steering column apart to repair/replace the busted shift parts took hours and would cost a lot of bucks. Great guy! He said I can take the shift arm off the column and install a Hurst straight-line shifter on the floor for about one quarter of the cost. Needless to say, SOLD!
That old Ford was a lot more fun after that even if it didn’t go any faster. (-:
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Insurance policy to keep kids from stealing car. Kids today can’t drive a stick.
Now, it’s even getting difficult to get an automatic. Most are CVT.
People getting to be shiftless.
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Hurst was the only shifter I can remember from that era that wasn’t a piece of junk. I threw away a half dozen Mr Gasket shifters that came in vehicles or in parts assortments we we horse traded for. They were the worst, but they seem to have sold quite a few.
That Mr Gasket shifter was an unmitigated piece of total junk. I would not even let people scavenge parts from them because to do so might influence someone to not purchase a decent shifter.
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Nice gauges. I miss them.
(^ Note to above: I can’t drive automatics as they induce naps. One must be in charge of the power plant – plus, the more sensors, the better…)
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I had an 8-ball shift knob on my 1961 (or so) Morris Minor 1000 convertible.
It didn’t make it go any faster.
PS: it IS (was) possible to have sex in a Morris Minor.
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@JDHasty: Ironicaly Mr. Gasket bought Hurst, if I remember correctly. I don’t recall Hurst drilling holes in their shift levers.
A Hurst competition Plus shifter was the first accessory I bought for my 70 Nova SS; the factory Muncie shifter was guaranteed to make you miss the 2nd to 3rd shift. I miss the good old days, but still have the car. 🙂
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That’s not a Hurst shifter. Just the ball.
My guess it is an aftermarket TREMEC transmission retrofitted into this old car.
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I kinda remember another H gate shifter from back then. I would not use anything but Hurst shifters though.
I only want to hurst my shifter until I need glasses…
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Brings back fond memories. In High School shop, I settled on juicing up a ’69 Chevelle 2dr, after Mr. H. vetoed my airplane project. Edelbrock Dual-Quads with a pair of Holleys, tacked on top of a shoe-horned 396. Really, really wanted a Hurst floor-shifter, but had to settle on some very creative doctoring to the stick of a Muncie 4 top cover, which I overhauled/tuned, from one of our dead farm pick-ups. The thing ran like a scalded cat at mid-night on Halloween in the cemetery! Left all those fancy new Trans Ams eating dirt in the rear view (as well as a couple of timid Vettes on the longer stretches). It never passed a filling station, though. Fortunately gas was only about 60-75cents a gal…but, I do remember begrudging how expensive that was.
Wish I still had her. Had to sell when I went off to basic.
TWD
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I put one in my 65 fastback during the 67-68(?)
Ford strike as I had ripped the stock 4 speed shifter
out of the floor during a speed shift. I couldn’t get
the broken ALUMINUM JUNK U bolt replaced due to the
strike. In went the Hurst “Competition Plus” with its’
“Lifetime Replacement Warranty”. Back then it cost
about 60 bucks when earning $100 a week was pretty good money.
Around 2008 it finally gave up due to wear and though
Hurst was still making rebuild kits to repair the
totally wornout washers and links, I opted for a new “Competition Plus”.
Having lost the original receipt somewhere in the 70’s
or 80’s I bought it new and if memory serves it wasn’t
too much over $100.00.
I still have the car. (its on the 4th engine, one T-10
“Toploader” rebuild and 2 relatively major new body
metal rebuilds. If you want to keep a car that long
you better have a garage. Being crazy helps also.
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My cane is a clear lucite. Do you think I can get the Hurst ball to replace the handle? That way I could cruise in style. 🙂
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Sharp, and that ashtray is bigger than console on most cars these days. I put a Hurst shifter on an 07 Mustang 5 speed, like the man above said, it didn’t go any faster but it had a Hurst shifter in it. Put the Mustang shifter ball on the riding lawn mower, it looks cool.
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Never cared too much for tuck and roll but I do like the color scheme. Sweet dash. Wish I recognized the car.
“The first stage in the corruption of morals is the banishment of truth …”
Michel de Montaigne
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@ ecp: Farfegnugen, das a nice name.
Farfegnugen LaShawn De-Roy Jones, dat name has magic
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I seem to recall in another life a Hurst shifter on a BW super T-10 in a 56 Chevy Ragtop …God that seems like a hundred years ago…but it was only 50 some years ago. Where did the time go?
The Hurst super competition plus!!!!!
I want a peek under that skirt oops I meant hood.
The only one i could afford what the Hurst Misery Shifter (mystery). I dont recognize that interior. Is that a buick or pontiac?
Farfegnugen it’s what makes a car a Volkswagen.
Looks Chrysler-ish to me
can’t tell what make that interior is … custom center column w/ gauges? …. so, you gotta look down? … even the tac?
& the gas pedal is right up against it! & love that ‘limited edition’ a/c unit & that yugggggh ashtray
love that tuck & roll dashboard too … “go to my cousin Rickie’s … best tuck & roll in allllllll Mexico!” ~ Cheech & Chong
actually, I’m thinking it’s a Mexican Lo-Rider … w/ a pair of fuzzy dice hanging off the rear-view mirror
Side story: had a buddy that had a ’55 Chevy. he installed the shift box 90 degrees sideways & had to shift the H pattern by pulling up or pushing down … too lazy to take it back out & reinstall
… hey, at least it was a Hurst shifter! … just like the one in the photo!
Nice photo!
Ah, Hurst shifters. Brings back memory of a ’68 F100 I had in about 1972. Three on the tree shifting for Ford’s basic 6-cyl. The linkage broke and the mechanic who looked at it told me that taking the whole steering column apart to repair/replace the busted shift parts took hours and would cost a lot of bucks. Great guy! He said I can take the shift arm off the column and install a Hurst straight-line shifter on the floor for about one quarter of the cost. Needless to say, SOLD!
That old Ford was a lot more fun after that even if it didn’t go any faster. (-:
Insurance policy to keep kids from stealing car. Kids today can’t drive a stick.
Now, it’s even getting difficult to get an automatic. Most are CVT.
People getting to be shiftless.
Hurst was the only shifter I can remember from that era that wasn’t a piece of junk. I threw away a half dozen Mr Gasket shifters that came in vehicles or in parts assortments we we horse traded for. They were the worst, but they seem to have sold quite a few.
That Mr Gasket shifter was an unmitigated piece of total junk. I would not even let people scavenge parts from them because to do so might influence someone to not purchase a decent shifter.
Nice gauges. I miss them.
(^ Note to above: I can’t drive automatics as they induce naps. One must be in charge of the power plant – plus, the more sensors, the better…)
I had an 8-ball shift knob on my 1961 (or so) Morris Minor 1000 convertible.
It didn’t make it go any faster.
PS: it IS (was) possible to have sex in a Morris Minor.
@JDHasty: Ironicaly Mr. Gasket bought Hurst, if I remember correctly. I don’t recall Hurst drilling holes in their shift levers.
A Hurst competition Plus shifter was the first accessory I bought for my 70 Nova SS; the factory Muncie shifter was guaranteed to make you miss the 2nd to 3rd shift. I miss the good old days, but still have the car. 🙂
That’s not a Hurst shifter. Just the ball.
My guess it is an aftermarket TREMEC transmission retrofitted into this old car.
I kinda remember another H gate shifter from back then. I would not use anything but Hurst shifters though.
I only want to hurst my shifter until I need glasses…
Brings back fond memories. In High School shop, I settled on juicing up a ’69 Chevelle 2dr, after Mr. H. vetoed my airplane project. Edelbrock Dual-Quads with a pair of Holleys, tacked on top of a shoe-horned 396. Really, really wanted a Hurst floor-shifter, but had to settle on some very creative doctoring to the stick of a Muncie 4 top cover, which I overhauled/tuned, from one of our dead farm pick-ups. The thing ran like a scalded cat at mid-night on Halloween in the cemetery! Left all those fancy new Trans Ams eating dirt in the rear view (as well as a couple of timid Vettes on the longer stretches). It never passed a filling station, though. Fortunately gas was only about 60-75cents a gal…but, I do remember begrudging how expensive that was.
Wish I still had her. Had to sell when I went off to basic.
TWD
I put one in my 65 fastback during the 67-68(?)
Ford strike as I had ripped the stock 4 speed shifter
out of the floor during a speed shift. I couldn’t get
the broken ALUMINUM JUNK U bolt replaced due to the
strike. In went the Hurst “Competition Plus” with its’
“Lifetime Replacement Warranty”. Back then it cost
about 60 bucks when earning $100 a week was pretty good money.
Around 2008 it finally gave up due to wear and though
Hurst was still making rebuild kits to repair the
totally wornout washers and links, I opted for a new “Competition Plus”.
Having lost the original receipt somewhere in the 70’s
or 80’s I bought it new and if memory serves it wasn’t
too much over $100.00.
I still have the car. (its on the 4th engine, one T-10
“Toploader” rebuild and 2 relatively major new body
metal rebuilds. If you want to keep a car that long
you better have a garage. Being crazy helps also.
My cane is a clear lucite. Do you think I can get the Hurst ball to replace the handle? That way I could cruise in style. 🙂
Sharp, and that ashtray is bigger than console on most cars these days. I put a Hurst shifter on an 07 Mustang 5 speed, like the man above said, it didn’t go any faster but it had a Hurst shifter in it. Put the Mustang shifter ball on the riding lawn mower, it looks cool.
Never cared too much for tuck and roll but I do like the color scheme. Sweet dash. Wish I recognized the car.
“The first stage in the corruption of morals is the banishment of truth …”
Michel de Montaigne
@ ecp: Farfegnugen, das a nice name.
Farfegnugen LaShawn De-Roy Jones, dat name has magic
I seem to recall in another life a Hurst shifter on a BW super T-10 in a 56 Chevy Ragtop …God that seems like a hundred years ago…but it was only 50 some years ago. Where did the time go?
What’s a shifter?