I’ve used Hurst rescue tools many times, being involved with our local fire department since the mid-1980s. The hydraulic spreader we had back then was incredibly powerful, but so heavy it took two of us to operate it. We still have it, but use more modern versions most of the time. The Hurst tools we have now are still hydraulic, though many rescue tools are battery powered these days. The cutter tool, which is years old now, but can cut pretty much anything we need it to, is called the MOC (Mother of All Cutters). Great stuff.
Bowie thats bada$$ i like the fact that it says 25 on the box ,,should be 20 times that now fabricator john miss you dad
'81 I became a volunteer firefighter and the next year an EMT. Soon after joining I received some on the job training with the Hurst tool. Later on the formal training took place.
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I have one going on my 40 Ford Standard Coupe with Muncie 4 speed and V gate inline shifter right now.
Thanks for your contribution to one of the most important contributions to our hotrod, drag race lifestyle. Nothing would be as cool as it is without HURST !
I had 5 friends with '53 and '54 Studes, around 1961. Column shifters were a nightmare, so I took to removing trans, deleting shift forks, and bolting on a Stude pickup tower and cane stick! Hurst linkage would have been way easier... LOL
When I was very young I remember my parents driving by the Hurst plant in Abington with the big shifter out front. My father would say "I like to see the car it came from"....every time we went to Granma's house.
So my grandpa gave me a tie tack a few years ago before he passed and I just now thought to look it up and in my 2 hours of searching I have found 2 pictures. It's an NHRA and Nascar Hurst shifter tie tack. Wondering if anyone knows any history on it
Damon- That is a great gift, yes Hurst did sell them around 1968 to 1970, price was $5.75. As far as I know they were never duplicated as a collectible. Yes , I may have one in my collection. As you know in engineering, we used to wear long sleeve shirts, and ties. A tie tack was cool. Not heard of now. So it is a great item, to keep. D. Glover
In the early '60s, my father purchased and installed a HURST shifter in our Deuce 5wd Coupe: HEMI32 Coupe Interior - Circa 1973 NOTE: We ran this HURST shifter until 1975 (when the 331 Chrysler HEMI and Cad-LaSalle tranny were swapped in favor of a fresh 392 Chrysler HEMI and '69 Dodge HEMI Torque-flite) In May of '63, he received this letter from George Jr.: ... and after completing the questionnaire, he received this letter and this HURST water-transfer decal:
Wow, what a great thread saluting wonderful products. The first time I ever experienced a Hurst shifter, I would never use another brand. I always use either the syncro loc or the competition plus. Once I found a brand new syncro loc in the box for 5 bucks at a garage sale. I was bucks down at the time and used it on my Saginaw 4 speed with a brand new installation kit. I used a second Hurst shifter handle welded to the reverse lever. The steel bushings always worked best for me. Only problems I ever had was the shifter mounting bolts would work loose in my 64 corvette with so little room to tighten them. Bought a 75 Hurst Olds car in the 80s. They were fully optioned T-top coupes. My present hot rod [avatar] has a Competition Plus shifter on the Muncie 4 speed and a Hurst front mount....Pontiac into 34 ford. Great product for sure!
It is a precious thread, thank you for sharing those documentations, photos and the whole history of Hurst! My automotive interests have started from the movie about Ford and Ferarri, from that time I am trying to learn more about the history of cars and big legends of the race`s world. Firstly, I found some information from https://writingbros.com/essay-examples/history/ that one made my interest higher. By the way, from these essay examples, I figured out about the Ford v Ferrari, maybe there is a movie about Hurst? Or movies when it was noticed?
My history with Hurst products: 1961 Dual Pattern on 1955 Chevy with 3-speed transmission 1963 Mystery Shifter on 55 Chevy wagon with 3-speed transmission 1964 Dual Pattern on 55 Chevy Gasser with 3-speed transmission 1965 Comp Plus on same 55 Chevy Gasser with Ford toploader 4-speed transmission 1965 Comp Plus on 1952 Henry J Gasser with Ford toploader 4-speed transmission 1965 Hurst Chevy V8 front motor mount on 1951 Henry J Gasser 1967 Factory installed Hurst shifter on 1967 GTO with a 4-speed transmission 1968 Comp Plus on 1964 Ford Falcon with toploader 4-speed transmission 1969 Comp Plus on 1969 Camaro with M-22 4-speed transmission 1969 Hurst Roll/Control on 1969 Camaro 1982 Mystery Shifter on 1967 Chevy pickup with 3-speed transmission
The Hemi Under Glass doing a wheel stand on the clay of Fonda Speedway (Fonda NY) during intermission of the stockcar races. My Great Uncle was Chief Steward at that time, it wasn't planed they were traveling through and asked about watching the races and parking in the pits, and ended up making a few passes. My Dad (Willard Palmer) was there that night he said the track was heavy and tacky good for Stockcars, no one including Bob Riggle thought with slicks it would even lift the wheels. Dad said Riggle romped the throttle and shocked everyone and dragged the rear bumper.
My first Hurst product was a Mystery shifter in a 57 Belair. 283 power pack 3 speed. Went through several transmissions but only one shifter. My latest is a Super 2 with lockout for my 65 Comet SEGA super stock.
Deuces : I had one metal one, but a friend with a ‘70 Boss was missing his. I do have a couple of the plastic ones :
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