RE: 3 on the Tree to Floor Shifter

[Bob Fortson <bobt1885@xxxxxxxxx>]

I believe to be the truth. ALL of the Plymouth 3 sp.
floor shft cars had a "on the tree" steering
column...the shifter was a "Hurst" unit...(had a name
like Dragmaster or something like that)...it had a pin
that could be pulled and the shift from 1 to 2 was
"spring assisted" to avoid confrontation with reverse.
To get into reverse you had to pull against the spring
which was pretty stout.
  The receiver for the column shifter was simply
rotated to the rear ...

I've seen the after market kit's on E-bay...still in
the original hurst box with mopar parts stickers...I'm
sure the same unit was used on all of mopar's
creations...started with the 300 letter cars I
believe.

Bob Fortson

--- mcwheels@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> 
> Two years ago there was a local guy selling a 64
> Chrysler Newport 4 dr 
> sedan with a 361 and a factory 3 speed stick on the
> floor. I think the 
> deal was that since 64 Chryslers were push button
> automatics and it was 
> so rare to have a 3 speed stick in a Chrysler that
> Mopar never made a 
> steering column with a shifter on it for Chryslers.
> It did have what 
> appeared to be the same hump in the floor that a 4
> speed would have. I 
> remember thinking how easy it would be to put a 440
> and 4 speed in this 
> car and make a real sleeper out of it. I think the
> same 3 speed or 4 
> speed tranny will fit with a /6, small block or big
> block as long as you 
> have the right bell housing for the motor.
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
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