Does anybody know if the shifter coming out of the boot had "442" imprinted on the shaft. i just heard about this, whether or not it's true is beyond me

 

The 1965 442 which I have has "Hurst" just below the ball, and "442" further down (in the curve of the shifter).

 

what year are we talking about here ..?

 

65, 66, 67. i think that is the only years. i am not sure about 68 but don't think it did.

 

68 has 442 on the shifter.

 

X4 on the '68 shifter...

 

'69 also displayed H and 442.

Henry

 

Holy cow, guys!
Every year (through '73) except 1964, the stick 442s had "442" on the shifter handle.

 

Cool, Ozzie. You must have a 3-speed. What the date on your build? March '65 or later?

 

I was curious for my 70 442

 

Hey Kurt, I'm definitely not questioning your knowledge, but what is this shifter all about? (I also saw an "original" shifter like this on eBay as well.)

Just has the "H"
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-...Q5fAccessories

Here's the original
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-...Q5fAccessories

 

i have never seen a 70-72 with 442 on the lever.

 

So, if our tally is correct it looks like this:

1965: "442" and "Hurst" on the arm
1966: ?
1967-69: "442" and "H" on the arm (with the H lower on the arm than the 442)
1970-72: just an "H" on the arm

Is this correct?

Apparently here's a '67 Hurst shifter.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1967-...Q5fAccessories

 

Don't hesitate to call me out, because if I'm wrong it won't be the first or last time I've been wrong!
I was under the impression that the shifters with only the "H" were non-442 applications in '70-'73 as it was in previous years, but I see that just didn't register with me that they dropped the 442 off the handle in 1970.

 

My 70 442 has the correct #7169 handle, and it says "H".

 

Now that I've extracted my foot from my mouth (leaving more room), in 1965, the only Hurst Shifters were the 3-speeds (with the HD F*rd toploader) option M14, starting in March '65. Those '65 442 3-speed shifters were the only manual shifters that had the whole word "HURST" on the handle.

In '65, the 4-speeds were still Muncie shifters and had only the "442" on handle.

In '66-'69, all 442s (all 3 and 4 speeds) had "442" and the "H" at the bottom, and all non-442s (all 3 and 4 speeds) had just the "H" at the bottom.
Additionally, '66s were square at the top and not tapered.

 

Cool. Good info to know. Thanks Kurt.

 

Hi Kurt,
You're absolutely correct. It's the M14 H.D. 3 speed just a few months later from Lansing.

 

So you also have a column 2 "B" on your firewall tag?
Pics, please! Love to see one installed on the car!!

 

This is an aftermarket Hurst Competition Plus for a 70-72 with console, as demonstrated by the bolt-on handle. All factory shifters had the snap-in handle.

 

Here is a picture of my 68' 442 shifter.

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My 69 442 has a Hurst shifter, but it has the straight handle instead of the curve. It has Hurst on the shifter, but obviously not the 442 and the H. Would it be possible to find the correct shifter handle and bolt it into my shifter?

I'm pretty sure the transmission is original, so somewhere along the way, the shifter got switched out. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

 

My 66 has the stock shifter and has "Hurst" and "442" on it.

 

We need to talk! PM sent.

 

Okay, Yogi and I did some more checking and found that his '66 doesn't have the word "HURST" on the handle.
The word "HURST" on the handle should be '65 3-speed only for Olds.

 

bringing back a 6 month old post, i know... would some of you factory 4-speed guys mind posting a few photos of your 4-speed console? i have a TH400 in my '71 and am saving my pennies for a Tremec 5-speed. i'm curious if i can get the Tremec shifter to work with my current console or if i'll have to change some things... how similar is the automatic center console to the 4-speed center console?

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no worries, purists... it's not an all-original #'s matching car!
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For 1970-72 they are the same. The manual trans consoles use an adapter that bolts on top and mounts the shifter boot. The console has score lines on the underside where it needs to be cut out to turn the AT console into an MT console. The MT adapters are available as repros.

 

thanks! found it at thepartsplaceinc.
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Here's what the 4 speed console looks like together. You'll need to cut or replace your woodgrain insert.

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By the way, my car had a Richmond manual trans in it weeks before I bought it in 2002 and it worked with the stock console (not so much with the factory floor hump setup though... ) It's back to an M20 now though.
Terry

 

Wrong.

70-72 have an "H" only.

 

Actually, you need to replace it. The AT woodgrain is too short since the AT shifter is further back on the console. Repros are available.

 

Eh, that was covered about half way thru the thread.

Where did Ozzie go? I want pics of the 3 speed 65!!!!

 

Sound like a rare bar man. Hi RamZ!!!

 

more on Tremec 5-speed conversions: i understand that Popular Hot Rodding is doing a magazine piece on a 1965 Olds Cutlass... the PHR Project Car is getting a Tremec manual transmission next. look for the feature sometime this summer.

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/tec...***/index.html

 

I went to the garage and pulled out my shifter from my pile of parts....mine has the 442 With the "H"....

 

I was a mechanic, I would have starved as a photographer!!!

 

This is an absolutely great thread! Good info and pics!