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Title: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: erik70rt on September 16, 2020, 09:40:30 AM
I recently picked up a 4 speed trans for my T/A 'vert project, and with it came an original '70 slip in pistol grip and the shifter box.  I already have a NOS bolt in style handle, so I don't really need the 70 shifter.  It is in good condition but needs to be restored.  Pics coming tonight.

What do these go for on the open market as I rarely see them for sale anymore?

If I decide to keep it, who can do a proper restoration on it?  Brewers?  Passon?

Thanks!

Erik
Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: anlauto on September 16, 2020, 09:42:20 AM
I send all my shifters back to Hurst for a restoration. They rechrome the handle as well :twothumbsup:
Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: RacerX on September 16, 2020, 09:52:12 AM
Quote from: anlauto on September 16, 2020, 09:42:20 AM
I send all my shifters back to Hurst for a restoration. They rechrome the handle as well :twothumbsup:

Got a link or contact info?     I have heard for many years of Hurst offering this service, but a bit of googling only turned up "shifterdoc.com" and they specify that they are not affiliated with Hurst.

Would like to sent the one for my Challenger in for the treatment, especially if they are rechroming the handle!   
Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: FlatlandTA on September 16, 2020, 10:05:30 AM
Any vin on that trans


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Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: anlauto on September 16, 2020, 10:17:24 AM
Quote from: RacerX on September 16, 2020, 09:52:12 AM
Quote from: anlauto on September 16, 2020, 09:42:20 AM
I send all my shifters back to Hurst for a restoration. They rechrome the handle as well :twothumbsup:

Got a link or contact info?     I have heard for many years of Hurst offering this service, but a bit of googling only turned up "shifterdoc.com" and they specify that they are not affiliated with Hurst.

Would like to sent the one for my Challenger in for the treatment, especially if they are rechroming the handle!

Yup...That's the guy I use !
Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: RacerX on September 16, 2020, 10:21:29 AM
Quote from: anlauto on September 16, 2020, 10:17:24 AM
Quote from: RacerX on September 16, 2020, 09:52:12 AM
Quote from: anlauto on September 16, 2020, 09:42:20 AM
I send all my shifters back to Hurst for a restoration. They rechrome the handle as well :twothumbsup:

Got a link or contact info?     I have heard for many years of Hurst offering this service, but a bit of googling only turned up "shifterdoc.com" and they specify that they are not affiliated with Hurst.

Would like to sent the one for my Challenger in for the treatment, especially if they are rechroming the handle!

Yup...That's the guy I use !


Bummer then, cuz they say that they are currently not doing the rechroming     :crying:

Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: erik70rt on September 16, 2020, 10:31:11 AM
Quote from: FlatlandTA on September 16, 2020, 10:05:30 AM
Any vin on that trans


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There is but it's not for sale.
Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: DeathProofCuda on September 16, 2020, 12:37:38 PM
Slightly off topic, but does anyone know the part numbers for the slip-in vs. the bolt-in pistol grip handles?  I bought an NOS pistol grip handle in the late 80s or early 90s.  The part number on the box is 3467732.  At that time, I didn't know there was any difference in them over the years.

Looks like this one was originally shipped to Arrow Motors in West New York, New Jersey.  Has a UPS stamp on it dated February 1974.
Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: anlauto on September 16, 2020, 01:09:49 PM
Quote from: RacerX on September 16, 2020, 10:21:29 AM
Quote from: anlauto on September 16, 2020, 10:17:24 AM
Quote from: RacerX on September 16, 2020, 09:52:12 AM
Quote from: anlauto on September 16, 2020, 09:42:20 AM
I send all my shifters back to Hurst for a restoration. They rechrome the handle as well :twothumbsup:

Got a link or contact info?     I have heard for many years of Hurst offering this service, but a bit of googling only turned up "shifterdoc.com" and they specify that they are not affiliated with Hurst.

Would like to sent the one for my Challenger in for the treatment, especially if they are rechroming the handle!

Yup...That's the guy I use !


Bummer then, cuz they say that they are currently not doing the rechroming     :crying:

Ahhh that sucks !
Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: Huskidrive on September 16, 2020, 03:38:28 PM
Quote from: DeathProofCuda on September 16, 2020, 12:37:38 PM
Slightly off topic, but does anyone know the part numbers for the slip-in vs. the bolt-in pistol grip handles?  I bought an NOS pistol grip handle in the late 80s or early 90s.  The part number on the box is 3467732.  At that time, I didn't know there was any difference in them over the years.

Looks like this one was originally shipped to Arrow Motors in West New York, New Jersey.  Has a UPS stamp on it dated February 1974.

I live 5 blocks from where Arrow Dodge used to be! I bought all my parts there in the 70's and 80's.....small world.....
Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: DeathProofCuda on September 16, 2020, 04:24:27 PM
Quote from: Huskidrive on September 16, 2020, 03:38:28 PM
Quote from: DeathProofCuda on September 16, 2020, 12:37:38 PM
Slightly off topic, but does anyone know the part numbers for the slip-in vs. the bolt-in pistol grip handles?  I bought an NOS pistol grip handle in the late 80s or early 90s.  The part number on the box is 3467732.  At that time, I didn't know there was any difference in them over the years.

Looks like this one was originally shipped to Arrow Motors in West New York, New Jersey.  Has a UPS stamp on it dated February 1974.

I live 5 blocks from where Arrow Dodge used to be! I bought all my parts there in the 70's and 80's.....small world.....

That's cool.  :cheers:  IIRC, I bought this from a guy that worked at Hackensack Spring through a friend of a friend for $50.  Thought that I would eventually use it on my 70 Cuda, but after doing a bit more searching on the web it looks like the one I have is for the later bolt-in mechanism.
Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: mccannix on September 16, 2020, 06:48:38 PM
$50.00 for an NOS handle was a heck of a deal back then.
In the mid 80's I was paying $115.00 dealer/trade price for the NOS bolt-ins.
Part number for 1970 only slide-in handle was 2996461 ,but they went NS-1 in about 1978 and number superceded to 3467732.
Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: DeathProofCuda on September 16, 2020, 07:51:32 PM
@mccannix (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/mccannix_432) - thanks for the part numbers  :cheers:
Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: erik70rt on September 21, 2020, 06:04:45 AM
So any opinions on the current market value of a 1970 shifter handle and box setup? 
Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: anlauto on September 21, 2020, 07:28:21 AM
unrestored $150-$200 :alan2cents:
Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: RacerX on September 21, 2020, 08:39:22 AM


What makes it a 1970 only setup?    The slip-in handle?   

In my 40 years of working with Mopars I've never seen a bolt-on pistol grip in the wild...   even
on the 1973 4sp Challenger we converted to auto in the late 80s (yes, sacrilege but the owner
sucked at driving stick and that is what he wanted) it was slip-in handle.   Might have been replaced
somewhere in it's life, but the car looked unmolested.

Based on what I've been reading here I did some digging and it appears they did slip-in
for 1970 and 71.   My 1973 parts info shows the bolt-on, with the part number 3467732
that mccannix refers to.


Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: erik70rt on September 21, 2020, 09:08:58 AM
Yes, the slip in is for 1970 model year.  1971 may have seen some to use up inventory, but the switch to the bolt in was for the 1971 model year.  I have never seen a slip in style on anything but a 1970. 
Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: 71vert340 on September 21, 2020, 10:06:26 AM
 My December 70 built 71 Challenger has a slip in shifter handle.
Terry W.
Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: erik70rt on September 22, 2020, 07:46:55 AM
Quote from: anlauto on September 21, 2020, 07:28:21 AM
unrestored $150-$200 :alan2cents:

Interesting.  I thought they would be worth more than that. 
Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: anlauto on September 22, 2020, 08:24:49 AM
I guess it depends a lot on condition....I imagine the worst.  You might get more if you ask for more...
Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: anlauto on September 22, 2020, 08:28:00 AM
WOW.....Maybe I'm way off.....here's a beat-up piece of crap handle for $300 USD :o

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/70-CUDA-CHALLENGER-4SPD-PISTOL-GRIP-SHIFTER-426-HEMI-440-SIX-PACK-SHAKER/133145040301?hash=item1f001015ad:g:c8EAAOSwLw1bZQAY
Title: Re: Original 1970 Pistol Grip w/ shifter box
Post by: erik70rt on September 22, 2020, 09:21:31 AM
Wow.  Mine is certainly in better shape than that one.