4 speed Pistolgrip shifter

[ChargerSG]

Was there any 4 speed pistolgrip shifter in a 69 Charger? Wasent it a option from the 70 and up?

[Chargerguy74]

Correct 70-74 B and E bodies

[miller]

Just curious, what was the shifter for the 69?

[terrible one]

Just curious, what was the shifter for the 69?

Just a (wood?) ball I'm pretty sure.

[BROCK]

68 was a white ball Inland shifter.  Doubt the 69 was different from that.

[Chargerguy74]

the switch to hurst was made in 68 as well wasn't it? Anyone have an idea when the switch was made from Inland to Hurst?

[LeeBoy]

Just curious, what was the shifter for the 69?

According to the Year One catalog the woodgrain knob was for mid 68 to 69.

[kab69440]

There is in my '69 Charger. But, then again, I am not a stickler for factory correctness.

[Ghoste]

The switch to Hurst was part way through the 68 model year I believe.

[1969chargerrtse]

I like to keep things correct and original if I can.  If I drop a 4 spd in my 69 I'm going with the pistol grip even though it's for the 70 model year.  It's just to beautiful to pass up.  My buddy said you can easily swap the handles from 69 to 70 .

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Just curious, what was the shifter for the 69?

Hurst made shifter with a woodgrained ball...

[Troy]

I like to keep things correct and original if I can.  If I drop a 4 spd in my 69 I'm going with the pistol grip even though it's for the 70 model year.  It's just to beautiful to pass up.  My buddy said you can easily swap the handles from 69 to 70 .

Your buddy is wrong... sort of.

The early 68s had the Inland shifter. This was switched to the Hurst shifter with the round handle in mid-year. The same shifter and handle were used in 69. The pistol grip appeared in 70 but the handle is flat all the way up into the grips. The shifter mechanism itself is different as well (ok, one lever) to keep from bashing your hand into the dash. You *can* "easily swap the handles" and use the earlier shifter mechanism but the throw will be wrong and you may end up with a busted dash or knuckles.

Troy

[moparstuart]

  My buddy growing up has a 383 manual 68 car.  It had a strange shifter with a weird reverse lock out mechinism? Is that the inland shifter ?

[Troy]

  My buddy growing up has a 383 manual 68 car.  It had a strange shifter with a weird reverse lock out mechinism? Is that the inland shifter ?

Yes.

Troy

[ChargerSG]

Is the 70 Pistolgrip shifter as same as 71-74?

[Troy]

Is the 70 Pistolgrip shifter as same as 71-74?

No. At least I'm 99% sure that it isn't. Moving to the Tech area to get more responses.

Troy

[six-tee-nine]

Interesting.....

I'm looking for a shifter to and I have no idea what to look for to have a correct one for the 69 model year. OK the shifter you can see what you have there.
But most people don't know the difference in what they're selling.
Is there a way to spot the difference between Inland/Hurst /and the pistol grip shifter?

I was also been told that the inland model wasn't that great too or was it the other way around???
Or are these things not worth to buy used and should i surf over to Brewers' site? (New shifters are $$$$$)

[John_Kunkel]

I have used a '70 pistol grip handle in a '68-'69 B body and your knuckles get uncomfortably close to the dash (might actually touch and a 2-3 slam shift).

The '70 shift mechanism had longer levers to shorten the throw in the cockpit, that's the best way to go if you can find one.

[694spdRT]

This picture is a 1970 console pistol grip shifter that I had in my '69 for a while. It has the earlier mechanism and I never hit the dash with my hand but the throw is longer.

It is a one year only piece. The non console pistol grip shifter looks about the same but does not have the big bend in it to clear the console.

71-74 pistol grips will not work right as they are short. The only one that is even close is a 71-74 bench seat shifter and they are very hard to find too.

I thought the 1970 shifters were being reproduced now.

[694spdRT]

This is the 68-69 Hurst console shifter. I was told that there is a slight variation between "Hurst" script on the 68 and 69 shifters. They both will work fine though.

[694spdRT]

This is what the 68-69 shifter looks like without the console installed.

[694spdRT]

This is what a non console 68-69 hurst shifter looks like. I sold this one a few years ago. It still had the original worn wood ball on it.

[ChargerSG]

694spdRT thanks for the pictures and info And the 70 Shifter is reproduced i have seen one on Ebay....

[Runner]

brewers sells a 70 hurst shifter.  i have a   71 shifter in my 68 with the non console pistol grip.  ive never hit the dash or came close but it does seem like a long throw. 


  this is off of brewers sight


SM-BOLT-70B COMPETITION PLUS SHIFTER MECHANISM 1970 B-BODY NEW Details

New competition plus style shifter mechanism for 1970 B-body cars with bolt-on style pistol grip shift levers (console or non-console), incorporates the longer shift fingers to compensate for increased height of the pistol grip. Uses original equipment 1970 Mopar linkage rods. Can also be used in any 1966-69 B-body when converting to the pistol grip style shift lever (requires 1970 style linkage rods, LRS70B). Assembled with all new parts and "positive stop" cases, sold outright, no core required.
Price: $299.95   

[John_Kunkel]

I was told that there is a slight variation between "Hurst" script on the 68 and 69 shifters. 

The early script is on the right in the pic.