just browsing and saw this car and spotted that it appears to have a floor shift Is this standard or is it likely to be a home-brewed job? I thought about doing it once using a truck transmission but the truck gearbox is shorter and needed a modified cross-member, so it didn't happen. Pics aren't great, just cribbed off the ModelT Haven website http://modelthaven.com/49c.html
Thats homemade. But National Chevy Association sells a floor shift conversion kit specifically for 49-54 chevy cars. Kit runs about $170. http://www.nationalchevyassoc.com/documents/NCA_125_lowres.pdf