Topic: 69 mustang cobra jet factory installed Hurst shifter?

[69cobrajetrugae2]

Hi.  Here is the link to the Hurst shifter in question.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTc-4AVN4OY&feature=youtu.be

 My car was born June 6 1969.  I know that the hurst shifter was not available intill the 1970 model year.  The car does have a Rug AE2 transmission which was installed in the boss 429's, which did have the hurst shifter, according to some sources.  Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.  Do I own a freak show or did someone change out the shifter at some point? Thank you in advance for your help.

[krelboyne]

I have a factory Hurst shifter in my 1969 Cougar XR7 SCJ, but I made the custom mounting plate and installed it myself.

[69cobrajetrugae2]

Hi.  Here is the link to the Hurst shifter in question.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTc-4AVN4OY&feature=youtu.be

 My car was born June 6 1969 in San Jose and delivered to Spokane Wa.  I know that it is an accepted fact that the hurst shifter was not available intil the 1970 model year.  The car does have a Rug AE2 transmission which may have been installed in the 69 boss 429's and Shelby KR500's according to some sources, which in addition, may have had the Hurst Shifter. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.  Was my car born with the Hurst Shifter or did someone change out the Ford shifter at some point? Thank you  very much in advance for your assistance.

[TLea]

I'm going to say it was changed out at some point. For the record KRs never came with AE2 or Hurst

[svo2scj]

Hello

Well I guess you did as good as you could UNDER THE CAR !!!

I didn't see that it is a "FORD Hurst" - as I was look for the reverse light tang !   But seeing the THREADED RODS - my guess it is a Hurst Competition Plus (SPeed shop) unit .

I maybe wrong - others may comment.

All I know is dealing with the Ford shifter on my SCJ this weekend - I wish I had a Hurst (just to use)! My Boss doesn't give me the fits of the Stock Ford one !

Mark

[J_Speegle]

+1 Changed out - Very very common practice

Moving the post since it did not relate to judging

[69cobrajetrugae2]

Thanks Tlea.  I was told that the Ford Factory Hurst Shifter was used behind the Boss 429 and that the Ford Hurst shifter arm is held in place by a release pin.  One of the pics shows what looks like that release pin.

 Is it  possible that the San Jose plant ran out of the Ford shifters that day and installed the Hurst from the soon to be built 1970 mustangs?

[J_Speegle]

...........Is it  possible that the San Jose plant ran out of the Ford shifters that day and installed the Hurst from the soon to be built 1970 mustangs?

Not really - IMHO  and they would not have started (typically) the assembly plants with the next years parts (just no room) before the retooling period. Fir4st part of June is out a fair amount of days from the end of production and if they did then we would have thousands of examples of the same small block and big blocks

Much more likely just a PO thing

[70cj428]

Hi 69cobrajetrugae2, Just to confirm what everyone else said, with out a doubt, your shifter is an aftermarket (speed shop) addition. The factory 1970 shifter uses a different style of handle mounting (no bolt), slotted, not threaded rods, no stop bolts, and a different style of reverse light switch and bracket. However, All the features of your shifter are exactly the way an aftermarket hurst competition plus shifter was (still is) supplied.  Just FYI, John

[69cobrajetrugae2]

Thank you very much for answering my question, you guys have been great! 

[svo2scj]

Hello

Well I guess you did as good as you could UNDER THE CAR !!!

I didn't see that it is a "FORD Hurst" - as I was look for the reverse light tang !   But seeing the THREADED RODS - my guess it is a Hurst Competition Plus (SPeed shop) unit .

I maybe wrong - others may comment.

All I know is dealing with the Ford shifter on my SCJ this weekend - I wish I had a Hurst (just to use)! My Boss doesn't give me the fits of the Stock Ford one !

Mark

And 8 years latter I'm still dealing this this 69 shifter
 CAll into Bill Healy and thinking of this. http://4speedtoploaders.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/hurstcompplus.html

[7Lscjracer]

https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=24809.msg154256#msg154256

Don't swap it out if you want the best driving experience, there's a reason for the switch to Hurst in 70
It can look 69 correct from in the cabin as pointed out in the link though

[RoyceP]

I prefer the Autolite shifter so my opinion differs from the comment above. I think Ford based their decision more on cost than practicality or function. If you have ever tried parallel parking one of these then you realize why the Autolite shift pattern is so good.


Plus the Autolite is what the car came with originally - if it were a '70 Mustang (not Shelby) I would be saying you need to rebuild the Hurst unit and put up with it.

[J_Speegle]

And 8 years latter I'm still dealing this this 69 shifter
 CAll into Bill Healy and thinking of this. http://4speedtoploaders.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/hurstcompplus.html

Guess you could go 5 speed also but given the site and the focus would not be suggested. Choose to stay with the factory for my cars but I'm not racing any of them currently

[Bossbill]

And then you'd use a TKX.

Oops. Wrong site.