'70 Shifter Knob - Chrome or Black Chrome?

[Kevin Morris]

'70 shifter knob....chrome, black chrome, or used interchangably?

Kevin
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[Dennis C.]

Re: '70 Shifter Knob - Chrome or Black Chrome?

Mine was chrome on my '70... And that about sums up my knowledge of C3's...

[Kevin Morris]

Re: '70 Shifter Knob - Chrome or Black Chrome?

Anyone have a '70-'72 TIM/JG handy?

Kevin
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[Chuck S.]

Re: '70 Shifter Knob - Chrome or Black Chrome?

Four speed shifter has black chrome in 69, 70; chrome in 68. Auto shifters have black plastic.

[Dennis C.]

Well, at least now you know who NOT...

...to come to for any answers on C3's

[Dick W.]

Re: '70 Shifter Knob - Chrome or Black Chrome?

And all these years we were told that you were a "vacuum head".. Hmmmm. Maybe they meant something else.

[Bill W.]

Re: '70 Shifter Knob - Chrome or Black Chrome?

Black chrome

[Chuck S.]

Das' All Right, Dennis...

I stray onto the C1 and C2 reservations sometimes and get into all sorts of trouble.

[Kevin Morris]

Re: '70 Shifter Knob - Chrome or Black Chrome?

Thank you gentlemen. And I feel a little like a vacuumhead myself, as I can't find my TIM/JG anywhere. Looks like a trip to the online store is in order!

I assume that holds true for all '68 to '72's? I have heard varying stories of people swearing that their chrome (not black chrome) knobs were the originals.

[Chuck S.]

Re: '70 Shifter Knob - Chrome or Black Chrome?

For 68-72, chrome was one year ONLY...68. If those people have 68s, they are correct.

[Jack H.]

The leather alternative....

When I picked up my '71 convertible from my uncle's estate and started to drive it cross-country home, I noticed there was a 'hookey' leather cover hand stitched onto the shift ball. The stitching was badly worn and I peeled it off and threw it away.

Beneath the leather cover was a BADLY WORN black chrome shift ball atop the 4-spd shift lever. It looked 'out of place' on the bright chrome shift lever. With the top down, I stopped for lunch and parked.

When I came out to restart my journey, I grabbed the shifter and howled in pain! The black chrome finish, basking in the summer sun without cooling air motion was as hot as Hades....

Now, I understood why my uncle had stitched a cover for the shift ball. It also explains why we see so many early Shark cars wearing the '68 bright chrome version of the shift ball! So, I keep two balls on hand...a bright chrome ball for daily driving and a black chrome ball that only comes out of the wrapper for those times the car drives onto the NCRS Judging Field!

[Chuck S.]

Re: The leather alternative....

So, I keep two balls on hand...

Uncle Jack, did you tee that one up deliberately? And, what's up with all that talk about the "leather alternative"??

[Wayne K.]

Right on Jack, and.....

thanks for letting us know you "keep two balls on hand".

[Jack H.]

Makes me 'handy', eh? *NM*

[Dennis C.]

And, for once, I used some restraint...

...and left Jack's comment untouched. Never agian.