Haven't posted for many years, (I'm one of the guys searching for Morbec wheels), anyhow I've found this shifter - any information from anyone about P&G? Thanks.
I had one about 30 years ago but it was missing some pieces. I did some research back then, they were made in the late 60's to early 70's and IIRC by a division of THE Proctor & Gamble Co. You know, the soap people. I got that off an ad in an old Car Craft or Hot Rod magazine they ran for some tool and it actually said it Proctor & Gamble in the fine print so I assume it was one and the same. They made some other similar items and specialized high performance automotive tooling. They weren't a bad shifter from what I could find but couldn't compete against Hurst and Mr. Gasket. If you were building a period late 60's / early 70's drag car or street machine it would be a great piece to have. This is all from memory though and I have recently been granted "old fart" status so excuse me if it turns out to not be totally correct.
They were also a sponsor of Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins in, I think, Super Stock, late 60's, early 70's. Butch/56sedandelivery.
I'm almost positive the P&G shifter was made by the same company in Portland, Oregon, that made the P&G valve gapper, probably late 60's- early 70's.
Yep, that was one of the tools. Maybe the Proctor and Gamble thing was a coincidence OR the "glorious results of a mis-spent youth". I freely admit I could be out in left field on that one but either way you are correct about the valve gapping tool. I remember the Grumpy Jenkins ads too.
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