His & Hers Hurst Shifter 1963 1964 Oldsmobile Starfire Pontiac Grand Prix
November 10th, 2022, 06:30 PM
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Oldsdruid
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With the wood trim and square-cut mounting pretty sure this one is for a 63-4 Grand Prix. Can also be used on Catalina/Bonneville console cars. Olds version has a slight curvature to the mounting flange but a little ingenuity can make it fit the 61-4 Starfire and Jetstar I console.
Good find.
Might add for those who don't know, this is a true ratchet shifter. When in the "COMP" gate, you cannot accidentally hit reverse when you really wanted L/1. Push the lever sharply forward and to right when shifting and if it's properly adjusted it's all but impossible to miss a shift. Just like the later Dual/Gate shifters.
The Hurst-recommended Slim Jim modifications have been covered here a couple times. Between the D/G and the mods the Slim Jim actually became a halfway decent performance transmission for its time.
Good find.
Might add for those who don't know, this is a true ratchet shifter. When in the "COMP" gate, you cannot accidentally hit reverse when you really wanted L/1. Push the lever sharply forward and to right when shifting and if it's properly adjusted it's all but impossible to miss a shift. Just like the later Dual/Gate shifters.
The Hurst-recommended Slim Jim modifications have been covered here a couple times. Between the D/G and the mods the Slim Jim actually became a halfway decent performance transmission for its time.
Last edited by rocketraider; November 10th, 2022 at 08:00 PM.
November 11th, 2022, 06:10 AM
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November 11th, 2022, 08:43 AM
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Oldsdruid
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IIRC the PRND21 shift sequence ON THE STEERING COLUMN was originally a requirement for carmakers to be able to bid on government motor pool contracts. That pretty much gave that market to Ford and Chevrolet since they already had that sequence. Chrysler pushbuttons and GM HydraMatic were automatically disqualified.
1965 was the year everyone standardized. Not sure if that was the year it became an NHTSA standard. That may have been 1967 since Ford redesigned their Cruise-O-Matic shift sequence that year. The 60s COM shift pattern is why Hurst never made a Dual/Gate for it.
1965 was the year everyone standardized. Not sure if that was the year it became an NHTSA standard. That may have been 1967 since Ford redesigned their Cruise-O-Matic shift sequence that year. The 60s COM shift pattern is why Hurst never made a Dual/Gate for it.
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