Hi Guys

My shifter **** is pretty beat up and I was thinking of replacing it on my 78 SC. The rest is pretty original except my **** ...hmmm....

does anyone have a pic of the one that came with the car so I know what to look for ?

( sorry , that 's the only way I could phrase things without asking if anyone has a picture of my ****.... )

thanks..

 

...let's see, was it oak, mahogany, or... I think that it was handcarved with a rearing horse, on second thought that might have been a Ferrari that I almost got to sit in once... or does it show a 4-speed pattern, unless you have a 5-speed, or maybe it blinks red when the alarm is set, or, maybe it was hand-stitched Connolley leather embossed with the profile of a 904, or, I think, it could have been black plastic. Yeah, that's it - black plastic! Seriously, the head of the **** is basically round, slightly flatter on top where the shift pattern is displayed inside of a circle. I think...
Pete

 

Here's one:

 

i don't know about y'all but that stock **** has the greatest feel, love it...
i wouldn't mind popping out the pattern and putting a crest in there, anybody ever done that or seen a stock duplicate with one?

 

Yeah, I traded an "ergonomic" MOMO shift **** for the original. The lower "old school" position of the Carrera shifter demands a different-shaped **** than the newer Miata-style position.

 

This one was is in my SC and was in it when I purchased it in 1984. I think it's aftermarket, although the shape and feel is like the original. I fixed the little nick so I've got the original feel with the crest. I've always liked it with my cork interior.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Shift...spagenameZWDVW

 

there's gotta be a way to get the standard **** with a crest in the middle, wouldn't one think?

 

Thanks Guys

Boy that original plastic **** is UGLY ... but I tried to find a one in good shape at Hershey this weekend and belive it or not could not find one in good shape.. But that being said it was hard to concentarte in the constant rain ...