inland / hurst swap

LOL! yes, a nice combination and look with the Inland handle and the Hurst mechanism. HOWEVER, do not do any serious drag racing with an Inland shifter handle! i had a "new" 68 fastback Formula S 340 4 speed in 1969 that had the "factory" Inland shifter. i street raced the car a lot and one night in a very heated drag race, i power-shifted second gear and broke the Inland shifter off right at the 3 bolt mounting plate. you CAN'T break a Hurst Competition Plus and that was the primary reason everyone "back then" replaced the OEM Inlands with the Hurst shifters. but i'm guessing you're not going to drive your Barracuda now like i drove mine 51 years ago when i was a 16 year old high school student.


Jim, that's a good point you make. While I'd like to think that I'll be street racing every Mustang or Camaro that comes my way, the reality is I'll be be going a bit easier than when I was a kid. I know the HURST Competition Plus shifter is bulletproof, but since my car's a 67 I'd like stay with the Inland shifter.