HURST DVFX-468 SHIFTER
I talked to Bob Tarozzi about how consistent these cars were. He laughed at me tell me that there was nothing consistent about them. When he made the parts list and blue prints for different items they were set in stone. When the cars were assembled it was a free for all.
With that being said when it came to the shifters and assembly’s I know the shifter rods, shifter handle/shifter block and the shifter mounting block were all specific. When these cars we’re assembled they were running out of parts left and right. I always had the question of, why didn’t they use stock 383 shifters and assembly’s? Bay this time I believe they were using Hurst shifters. Did they not feel they were stiff enough? Parts availability?
I have a few original photos but none of them are interior shots of four speeds cars. I never heard that the shifters were pained black with no boots. Seems kinda funny being the shifter handle was welded the shifter so that means they masked off the chrome and painted it. Does not sound like something Hurst would do. I know the shifter was not in the correct location to use the original screws for the boots but if you moved the boot back +/-1” there is room. NHRA mandates that you must have a boot to keep smoke out so this seems odd to me. Do you have any photos of this??
Here is a photo Bob sitting in my car. We talked for a long time and the guy is as sharp as a tack.
I talked to Bob Tarozzi about how consistent these cars were. He laughed at me tell me that there was nothing consistent about them. When he made the parts list and blue prints for different items they were set in stone. When the cars were assembled it was a free for all.
With that being said when it came to the shifters and assembly’s I know the shifter rods, shifter handle/shifter block and the shifter mounting block were all specific. When these cars we’re assembled they were running out of parts left and right. I always had the question of, why didn’t they use stock 383 shifters and assembly’s? Bay this time I believe they were using Hurst shifters. Did they not feel they were stiff enough? Parts availability?
I have a few original photos but none of them are interior shots of four speeds cars. I never heard that the shifters were pained black with no boots. Seems kinda funny being the shifter handle was welded the shifter so that means they masked off the chrome and painted it. Does not sound like something Hurst would do. I know the shifter was not in the correct location to use the original screws for the boots but if you moved the boot back +/-1” there is room. NHRA mandates that you must have a boot to keep smoke out so this seems odd to me. Do you have any photos of this??
Here is a photo Bob sitting in my car. We talked for a long time and the guy is as sharp as a tack.
