That HURST Shifter Thread

"Getting Blitzed'' was cheap fun, not as good as rowing a Hurst shifter, though!

 

New to the thread, but love the Hurst SyncroLoc 3 speed for my 55 Ford with the Borg Warner R10 Overdrive. I have been using it for the past few years... I found a good T85/R11 this year along with an NOS Hurst SyncroLoc 3 speed kit for the transmission... I.am.stoked.

Hurst Syncro Lock Shifter for T85 R11 by danman55 posted Jul 8, 2021 at 6:53 AM

Hurst Syncro Lock Shifter Bracket hardware for T85 R11 by danman55 posted Jul 8, 2021 at 6:53 AM

Hurst T85 Box and Number by danman55 posted Apr 22, 2021 at 7:22 AM

Hurst T85 Instruction Sheet by danman55 posted Apr 22, 2021 at 7:22 AM

65775656078__F240C244-87DA-4B5C-889B-C980C8631AA2 by danman55 posted Nov 7, 2021 at 7:43 PM

 

Here is a slight custom bend on another big letter handle. As to this knob, a lot of people called that beer Philadelphia sewer water. Doug, in Pennsylvania we always said Schlitz will give you the shitz! Now I’m curious… what is the significance of a 4 dot Oley label?

 

Hope you guys don't mind me taking this thread off track a bit.
Bowie
At first I found it odd that you didn't know about the deal with Olympia beer bottle labels.
Apparently you were more studious while attending college out here, by the way, was that at Eugene, Corvallis, or other?
The Olympia label is fairly embedded in early 60's NW lore, at least among the beer drinking adolescents of the time, I actually missed it by a few years due to still being in grade school at the height of it.
Anyway, the labels could have, 1,2,3, or 4 dots on the back and from what I've heard it had something to do with what bottling line they came off of.
Nobody knows for sure who started it but these dots were to play a big roll in the sexual maturing of the youth of the day in these parts.
You guys scan through the various internet posts linked below about it but basically a 4 dot label meant you had top bragging rights about your "backseat" exploits with your pals.

https://www.google.com/search?q=oly...AEDwAEB&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp#cobssid=s

 

Ferchristsake @DDDenny !! I hope you mean bragging TO your pals, NOT "backseat" exploits WITH your pals! Semantics, it's always semantics!

 

The Oly label dots:
1 dot = 1st base
2 dots= 2nd base
3 dots= 3rd base
4 dots= HOME RUN!!

 

I see what you did there!


From another Hurst shifter thread.


https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/hurst-shifter-funk.1107028/

 

Ivory Handle they were made not in your head...

1Nimrod

 

Don't think we'll be hearing from George again.

 

One I own older Hurst Mastershift.

1Nimrod

 

Another one I own older Hurst 3 sp. dual pattern with synchrolac.

1Nimrod