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#41
02-28-2011, 01:00 AM
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You are the winner send me an email denniskirban@yahoo.com with full name & address so prize can be sent ups ground. You are correct. Hopefully Mr AMC Guy can post a photo of it tomorrow. In looking through my old newsletters w came out with it back in December 1986 roughly 24 years ago. A simple design that we based on a similar design that Hurst did. Hurst actually had a back up switch that worked off their rear stop bolt. OEM Hurst style shifters 1964-1967 or maybe 1968 did not have stop adjustments on. Again I am going by memory. We made that switch because it was difficult to find the original style switch which has since then probably been reproduced. Ours retailed originally for $24.95. Congrads! denniskirban@yahoo.com |
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#42
02-28-2011, 01:04 AM
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A follow up
See post 38 in that post we dropped a "hint" about another product(s) that in the very beginning we had made that had something in common with what we noted in post 38. Lets see who can guess the product(s) this company made for the GTOs that also produced the items we mentioned in that post. Once again first correct answer is a winner. No company related employees etc are eligible. Watch for the photos tomorrow of the two different Hurst T handle shifters showing the two different number 4s. denniskirban@yahoo.com |
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#43
02-28-2011, 01:08 AM
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Another slice of early GTO history from us:
In looking through our old newsletters for a short period of time we did make another somewhat related shifter part. It was for the 1964-66 models. The round back up lites in the rear bumper. We had made in copper and chrome plated a slip over ring to go over the cast back up bezels. A cheap method to restore or in this case "hide" the pitted diecast. For whatever reason it did not prove to be a big seller for us. One of our few flops.....Every company has a few flops long as the successes out weighs the flops things work out. denniskirban@yahoo.com I got more interesting stories to come...... |
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#44
02-28-2011, 02:06 AM
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The shifter rods bushings, Just a guess, I love your threads.
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#45
02-28-2011, 04:05 PM
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Your contests are driving me crazy!
For the post #38 contest, I believe the items in question are plastic. I'm thinking the lens for the rear courtesy lamp in the convertibles and perhaps the dome lens? I'm a convertible guy, so I'll go with the rear courtesy lamp lens. |
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#46
02-28-2011, 06:42 PM
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Special thanz to Mr AMC Guy for posting this for us.
This is the back-up switch kit we first started to market back in 1986. (Seems so loooong ago now. We still sell today to most suppliers. Its a very simple set up. denniskirban@yahoo.com 
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#47
02-28-2011, 09:15 PM
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Thank you Dennis.
E-mail sent.
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"I fishtail through the lanes, and I make my tires squeal. Power at my feet, and glory at the wheel. I wind the windows down, let the wind blow through my hair. God knows where I'm goin' to, but me... I don't care." |
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#48
03-01-2011, 12:36 AM
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Bringing everyone up to speed:
No winners yet on the 3rd mini contest. I will spell out all the clues again and add a few more. A company we dealt with back in the very beginning (early 1980s) is a major company that makes some pretty neat stuff for major companies. This company makes parts for Disney World in Florida, Pep Boys, various casinos, and Sesame Street among others. Mainly huge figurines etc. Example for Disney they did some of the exterior building parts. Matter of fact I got some free passes for Disney in Florida back then. They made for us about 3-4 versions of this product we made back in the day. The question is....what GTO part(s) did this company make for us? First correct answer wins a prize. No company owners employees can participate. the clock is ticking.... denniskirban@yahoo.com The beauty about my contests is you can't search the internet and find the answer! |
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#49
03-01-2011, 12:37 AM
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#50
03-01-2011, 12:37 AM
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#51
03-01-2011, 12:38 AM
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Again thanz to MR AMC Guy for posting my photos.
As we mentioned earlier in this thread Hurst did two versions of the metal T handles back in the late 1960s. The difference being visible in the font style of the number 4. I can't remember which version was used on the GTO Judge models versus which version Ford used. I do remember in one of the original Pontiac brochures seeing a close up of the 4-speed shifter and the metal T handle. Any comments or facts related to this chirp in as I am merely pointing out the differences. I have 20 original Hurst T handles in my private collection and all 20 are different ones. I have no idea how may different ones Hurst made but now you know at least 20 different ones exist...some of which I know are prototypes. denniskirban@yahoo.com Perhaps the rarest ones would be the 3 speed versions. The reason I believe this is because the T handle came out I think in the late 1960s maybe 1968-69 and by then most cars were equipped with 4-speeds. In the early 1960s in the big cars more were probably 3 speeds. Again just my thoughts as to why you seldom see 3 speed Hurst T handles. About 4 years ago I interviewed Bill Campbell the co-founder of Hurst and he explained how the T handle came about. Playing with clay. Original ones were plastic....soon discovered hard shifting plastic would break so then they went to metal ones. true story.... 
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Bill Strobel Owner Independent Towing 1965 GTO Nightwatch Blue/Aqua 2005 GTO Quick Silver/Red Fayetteville, NC Do It Right or Don't Do It All |
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#52
03-01-2011, 12:39 AM
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#53
03-01-2011, 12:45 AM
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my best guess is a Tiger Tail ? |
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#54
03-01-2011, 12:47 AM
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Still no correct answers to 3rd mini contest.
One more clue: Part(s) was a major seller for us. denniskirban@yahoo.com |
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#55
03-01-2011, 12:50 AM
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We heard from our second contest winner. Interesting enough in his email to me he actually bought from us for his GTO one of those back up switches when we first came out with them.
It still works today! Its funny we have yet to hear from anyone that has one of our chrome AC oil caps. A simple magnet test will clearly tell you if it is one of ours. Remember we did the push on 1964 style and the 1965-67 twist in the valve cove style. SInce they were copper they should look as good today as they did 20 years ago. However when dropped they will dent!!!! denniskirban@yahoo.com lots more to come.... |
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#56
03-01-2011, 01:07 AM
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However, from a business standpoint this was not a big ticket item and was short lived. One of the gas companies think it was Exxon or ESSO gave them away back in the day also. Sure miss those gas prices back then. denniskirban@yahoo.com |
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#57
03-01-2011, 02:08 AM
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Signs or figareans springs for the boble heads or tires or tubes or the bilbords or the blow up dolls for them.
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#58
03-01-2011, 02:51 AM
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TriPower fuel lines
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#59
03-01-2011, 03:47 AM
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Gloves?
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#60
03-01-2011, 06:17 AM
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Again Thanz to Mr AMC Guy for posting.
Earlier we explained about the yo yo style Hurst shifter knob or handle. Here is one such early Hurst shifter with the two plastic halves with the chrome flat stick sandwiched between them. These would be extremely rare to find today since they are 45-55 years old. Equally rare would be finding an original Hurst decal that showed that format as well. What most Hurst collectors may not realize is besides making the plastic in several colors some were plain plastic and others had the shifter pattern in the plastic. This was back when the Hurst shifter was in its infancy. denniskirban@yahoo.com 
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