did any chargers come with pistol grips?

[Pistolpete]

Just wondering if anyone knows if any chargers - 69's in particular - had pistol grip shifters?
Trying to plan out my resto and gather parts, I think a pistol grip would look awesome on my Charger, were these ever actually installed and if not I'd appreciate any opinions on how it might look and how difficult it would be to do (I have a 440 4spd)
Is there anywhere to purchase aftermerket "pistolgrip" kits.

thanks
Pete

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

69's were never offered with the Pistol-Grip....that started in 70


Just the round ball shifter in 69

[hotrod98]

You can get the shifter handles from Harms at    http://www.surprisegarage.com
Order your shifter mechanism from Summit.
Order a Hurst Competition Plus. Just tell them the application and they can get you the installation kit that goes with it.
The whole setup will run around $500. That's cheap.
Original worn out setups would cost more than that usually.

[Brock Samson]

  Interesting. that's the first wood grain shifter ball I've ever seen... I thought they were all white...

[Spartan]

I see your side panel console carpet is over the sidelight.  Was that stock or some creative engineering?  Never seen that before.

[Charger Aficionado]

I see your side panel console carpet is over the sidelight. Was that stock or some creative engineering? Never seen that before.

That is Stock on 4-speed consoles.   

[cudaken]

 Hum, Chris I will be the last one here to say you are wrong about Chargers and may be Dodge and Plymouth did driffrent thing things in 69. Or it might a option for Plymouth only in 69. I got my pistol grip shifter out a 69 GTX. Yeah I know Charger's but still at heart a Plymouth guy. But then again, it was in a bone yard in 1984 so it might have been changed out before I went grave robbing.

             Cuda Ken

[RT/SE]

I also have a 69 440 4 speed Charger and am thinking about going with a pistol grip myself (I already have the shifter handle).  You can get the Pistol Grip Shifter handles from Gunslinger.  Here's the link:  http://www.pistolgrip727.com/  He's at all the big Mopar shows.  I'm not sure if he sells kits but he might.

[hotrod98]

Starting in 70 there were 3 different pistol grip shifters in b-bodies. Console style, non console style with buckets and bench seat style. They were all slip fit styles in 70. In 71 they were changed to bolt in style.  E-bodies just had the one style.
It was popular for guys to get used ones and put them in the older cars back in the 70's. Most of my friends 68 and 69 4-speed cars were converted to pistol grips. It was the cool thing to do back then.

[694spdRT]

Chris is right....'70 was the first year.

I put one in my '69 for now. I am waiting to get the original one back from the chrome shop.

[Troy]

Interesting. that's the first wood grain shifter ball I've ever seen... I thought they were all white...

They were white in 68.

Troy

[Rocky]

Interesting. that's the first wood grain shifter ball I've ever seen... I thought they were all white...

They were white in 68.

Troy

When I decided to go with the 5spd conversion for my 68, I just had to get the pistol grip shifter.  It's just too damn cool.  I love it even if it's not correct.

[BrianShaughnessy]

When I decided to go with the 5spd conversion for my 68, I just had to get the pistol grip shifter.   It's just too damn cool.   I love it even if it's not correct.

    Same... although at first I actually tried to figure out how to use my 69 Hurst shifter but I wasn't willing to hack it up.
    And the decision to go pistol grip cost nearly 2 months in time between the shifter and the correct offset adapter.     I drove the car without a console boot for a month waiting on the correct adapter.     I actually liked the location better without the adapter but I have to live with it to have the shfiter centered in the console.


EDIT:  NOW WITH PIC!

[hotrod98]

When I show my 71 cuda, I get more comments on the pistol grip shifter than the shaker hood. I don't know how many times I've heard
"oh wow, it's got one of those gun handle shifters".
The pistol grip shifter was the deciding factor in converting my car from auto to 4-speed.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

I see your side panel console carpet is over the sidelight. Was that stock or some creative engineering? Never seen that before.

That is Stock on 4-speed consoles.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Interesting. that's the first wood grain shifter ball I've ever seen... I thought they were all white...

They were white in 68.

Troy

[Pistolpete]

thanks for the info guys, I think that just about clinches it , goin' with the pistol grip, thanks for the pics - thats just too damn cool !!
post some more pics if you have'em please!!

[Charger Aficionado]

And why not?  (you are "Pistol Pete")...

[RT/SE]

Since we are on the topic of putting a pistol gip shifter in a 69 Charger.  Will the pistol grip shifter work with the stock 69 shifter box/rods?   Do you have to use a 70 shifter box/rods?  For those of you running the pistol grip in you 1969 can you give more details on your setup.  Thanks.

[Charger Aficionado]

Will the pistol grip shifter work with the stock 69 shifter box/rods?

 

Check this out:   http://www.surprisegarage.com/Chrome%20Metal%20Grips.htm
Big Pimpin':

[BrianShaughnessy]

Since we are on the topic of putting a pistol gip shifter in a 69 Charger.   Will the pistol grip shifter work with the stock 69 shifter box/rods?     Do you have to use a 70 shifter box/rods?   For those of you running the pistol grip in you 1969 can you give more details on your setup.   Thanks.

http://www.harmsauto.com/      They have 70 console or non console B body slide in repro pistol grips... just scroll down on the left side of the page.

As long as you got the slide in handle,  they should work AFAIK.

[694spdRT]

Since we are on the topic of putting a pistol gip shifter in a 69 Charger.   Will the pistol grip shifter work with the stock 69 shifter box/rods?     Do you have to use a 70 shifter box/rods?   For those of you running the pistol grip in you 1969 can you give more details on your setup.   Thanks.

I used the '70 slide in handle on my '69 hurst mechanism with factory shift rods. My hand doesn't hit the dash in 1st or 3rd, however, the shifter does just touch the back part of the console lid under hard shifts in 2nd and 4th.

[ChargerHound69]

In 1970 did 4 speeds come with 318 cars, or just big blocks? 

[Dodge Don]

In 1970 did 4 speeds come with 318 cars, or just big blocks? 

70 Chargers with the 318 engine did not come with the 4-speed tranny (option code D21), They primarily came with the A904 Automatic (option code D31) and in rare instances came with the 3-Speed manual tranny (option code D12).

[Blakcharger440]

Nope...no 68 or 69 Chargers ever came with the pistol grip shifter  ....Only 70 for the second generation charger!
No 68or69 GTX's either