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RON WOODGEARD · 01-13-2003, 05:11 AM

I was going through some stuff tonight, I came across this. I have had this one since some time in the 60's.

Man what we keep.

RON

RON WOODGEARD · 01-13-2003, 05:13 AM

Here's another view to let you younger guys get an idea of what it is....

**GMCPaul** · 01-13-2003, 05:41 AM

RON WOODGEARD, I've never shifted with that particular style knob but still have a 8 Ball shifter knob & Grenade shifter knob floating around here that I used in the 70's and early 80's. LOL am I getting old I know we have members here that weren't even born yet when I was shifting with them.
GMCPaul

robby · 01-13-2003, 08:59 AM

I had a glass doorknob on a competition plus shifter in my 65 chevelle SS.

crazy longhorn · 01-13-2003, 10:08 AM

I remember using glass door knobs, or beer tapper handles......guess Im gettin old too! My 69 has an 8 ball for a shifter knob

67cst · 01-13-2003, 11:12 AM

i want that i want that!!! that is awesome ron

RON WOODGEARD · 01-13-2003, 12:43 PM

I have an 8 ball also, It's just not as old..
I even remember buying this one At Thrifty Auto Supply on Division Street in Spokane Washington. I think it was 1968.......

Just finding it again, puts me back, into my 57 Ford Ranchero with a 312 3 speed.

"IF" (now that's only an IF) If I were to put it on Say E-bay, What do you guys think it would go for?? Now that I found it, I'll probably put it on the 70 when I get the Stick in.

Hey Paul,

If you're getting old by having these in the 70's, 80's, Then what am I???
Don't ya dare type it !!! :p

RON

RED72blazer · 01-13-2003, 05:39 PM

That thing ain't worth crap on e-bay! You should put it in your truck. It would at least double in value

superchevy · 01-13-2003, 06:31 PM

That's an old MOON shifter knob. We used to call them an Iron Cross shifter. Buddy of mine had one on his Z28 back in the day. I'm sure you would be very surprised at what it would bring on eBay. Highly collectible item. SC

ChevLoRay · 01-13-2003, 06:38 PM

I don't have a picture of what I used to shift with (on my car), but my '54 Ford column shifter had a chromed steel 2-inch ball that weighed so much you had to hold it in 2nd gear or it would fall into neutral. This little experience is from my memory vault, dating back to '64-65.

Maltese Cross....that's what that is. Some DID call it an Iron Cross, but it is really a Maltese Cross. Very popular icon from the 60's. Saw a bunch of them airbrushed onto T-shirts, and the like.

If you had a four-gear, you could use the knob like a Retro thing.

florida4x4 · 01-13-2003, 06:42 PM

Ron tha is totally cool... I shifted a factory hurst t handle 4 speed in a 428CJ mustang for about 10 years.. (Duck! I said the ferd werd on chebby bbs :p)

**Ironhorse** · 01-13-2003, 07:31 PM

Hey Ron, Rather a bit off topic (I do remember that type of shift knob) but I have a Hurst T-handle aluminum shift knob on my ' 71 4x4. Used to be on my ' 65 Impapa SS I sold in late ' 73. Sold hell, gave it away practically! For those of you who remember the Arab oil imbargo then gas was predicted to go as high as 75-80 cents a gallon! Impala had built 327 w/ 300 horse double hump heads & 2.02 valves , Carter AFB, Muncie M-21, 3.85 posi, buckets, console, factory tach and duals out to the rear. Still get misty eyed when I think about it. Memories of our youth.

weasel29gm · 01-13-2003, 07:51 PM

Ron, that's great you kept that. Had a poolball in my Dart in high school. Saw a vendor last summer that had alot of Cal Custom acc. Looked like he bought a store out, seen the old wood 4-speed knobs etc. I've got a oil pressure gauge that is least 40 yrs old. My dad had it in a 55 Chevy, my buddy used the other day to cross-check his and worked like new. Love the old stuff!!!!!!

Earl Junior · 01-13-2003, 08:16 PM

That is cool, Ron!

Iron crosses are all but gone in the hot rod world. But if you don't mind looking around, biker shops have all kinds of maltese/iron cross parts: tail lights, mirrors, valve stem caps, all kinds of stuff.

I had a regulation baseball that I drilled and stuffed a piece of threaded pipe into that I used as a shifter for a lot of years. The stitching finally gave way and it sadly fell apart. Drilling a baseball isn't easy, or fun. But after I finally got it all figured out it looked darned cool.

XXL · 01-13-2003, 09:20 PM

I've shifted with one of these before. Does this count?

crazy longhorn · 01-13-2003, 09:27 PM

XXL, I had a buddy that steered his 55 F 100 with a pair of them!

01-13-2003, 05:11 AM	#1
RON WOODGEARD Resident Young Old Dude ! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 1,948	How many of you can say, you've shifted with one of these ?? I was going through some stuff tonight, I came across this. I have had this one since some time in the 60's. Man what we keep. RON Attached Images

01-13-2003, 05:13 AM	#2
RON WOODGEARD Resident Young Old Dude ! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 1,948	Here's another view to let you younger guys get an idea of what it is.... Attached Images

01-13-2003, 05:41 AM	#3
GMCPaul Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Rockville,In. USA Posts: 3,718	RON WOODGEARD, I've never shifted with that particular style knob but still have a 8 Ball shifter knob & Grenade shifter knob floating around here that I used in the 70's and early 80's. LOL am I getting old I know we have members here that weren't even born yet when I was shifting with them. GMCPaul __________________ Secure Online Catalog for-GMCPauls Truck Parts Email- GMCPAULS@GMAIL.COM Last edited by GMCPaul; 01-13-2003 at 06:22 AM.

01-13-2003, 08:59 AM	#4
robby Semper Fidelis Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cedar City, Utah Posts: 654	I had a glass doorknob on a competition plus shifter in my 65 chevelle SS. __________________ 72 Chevy C 20 with 402 For sale 85 GMC K2500 83 Trans Am Cedar City, Utah (Missouri Native)

01-13-2003, 10:08 AM	#5
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,403	I remember using glass door knobs, or beer tapper handles......guess Im gettin old too! My 69 has an 8 ball for a shifter knob __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

01-13-2003, 11:12 AM	#6
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,303	i want that i want that!!! that is awesome ron __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

01-13-2003, 12:43 PM	#7
RON WOODGEARD Resident Young Old Dude ! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 1,948	I have an 8 ball also, It's just not as old.. I even remember buying this one At Thrifty Auto Supply on Division Street in Spokane Washington. I think it was 1968....... Just finding it again, puts me back, into my 57 Ford Ranchero with a 312 3 speed. "IF" (now that's only an IF) If I were to put it on Say E-bay, What do you guys think it would go for?? Now that I found it, I'll probably put it on the 70 when I get the Stick in. Hey Paul, If you're getting old by having these in the 70's, 80's, Then what am I??? Don't ya dare type it !!! :p RON

01-13-2003, 05:39 PM	#8
RED72blazer urban fourwheelin Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,007	That thing ain't worth crap on e-bay! You should put it in your truck. It would at least double in value __________________ 1972 K5 Blazer with Cummins 4BT, NV4500 swap in the parts gathering stage.

01-13-2003, 06:31 PM	#9
superchevy Got big-block? Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,453	That's an old MOON shifter knob. We used to call them an Iron Cross shifter. Buddy of mine had one on his Z28 back in the day. I'm sure you would be very surprised at what it would bring on eBay. Highly collectible item. SC __________________ '68 CST SWB factory 396/T400 buddy buckets, a/c, ps, pb '72 Corvette convertible 454/4spd/ac, ps, pb '73 GMC Sierra Grande short wide 454/T400 ps, pb, ac '77 K5 Blazer black on red, 350/T350/NP205 ps, pb, ac all original '78 GMC Sierra Classic short wide 454/T400 ps, pb, ac '72 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 38 built. '73 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 71 built. '75 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 25 built. SOLD! '72 GMC K25 4x4 468/4L80e/NP205 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...23#post4324423 SOLD!'55 Chevy gasser 496/4spd build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...96#post4324396

01-13-2003, 06:38 PM	#10
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	I don't have a picture of what I used to shift with (on my car), but my '54 Ford column shifter had a chromed steel 2-inch ball that weighed so much you had to hold it in 2nd gear or it would fall into neutral. This little experience is from my memory vault, dating back to '64-65. Maltese Cross....that's what that is. Some DID call it an Iron Cross, but it is really a Maltese Cross. Very popular icon from the 60's. Saw a bunch of them airbrushed onto T-shirts, and the like. If you had a four-gear, you could use the knob like a Retro thing. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

01-13-2003, 06:42 PM	#11
florida4x4 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: tally FL Posts: 74	Ron tha is totally cool... I shifted a factory hurst t handle 4 speed in a 428CJ mustang for about 10 years.. (Duck! I said the ferd werd on chebby bbs :p) __________________ 1972 GMC Jimmy - 383SBC \| TH350-NP203-NP205 \| D60PL \| 14FF Detroit \| 42 TSL's \| 4Xeyes \| Heavy FOotE "Trail in. Trash out." Florida4x4 dot Com

01-13-2003, 07:31 PM	#12
Ironhorse Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Wellington, Ks Posts: 10,051	Hey Ron, Rather a bit off topic (I do remember that type of shift knob) but I have a Hurst T-handle aluminum shift knob on my ' 71 4x4. Used to be on my ' 65 Impapa SS I sold in late ' 73. Sold hell, gave it away practically! For those of you who remember the Arab oil imbargo then gas was predicted to go as high as 75-80 cents a gallon! Impala had built 327 w/ 300 horse double hump heads & 2.02 valves , Carter AFB, Muncie M-21, 3.85 posi, buckets, console, factory tach and duals out to the rear. Still get misty eyed when I think about it. Memories of our youth. __________________ 1971 Chevy 1/2T 4x4 LWB 350 V-8 Was sm465-now 350TH/np205 Tilt, Tach, Towhooks Original Truck AM/FM Wellington, Ks

01-13-2003, 07:51 PM	#13
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,091	Ron, that's great you kept that. Had a poolball in my Dart in high school. Saw a vendor last summer that had alot of Cal Custom acc. Looked like he bought a store out, seen the old wood 4-speed knobs etc. I've got a oil pressure gauge that is least 40 yrs old. My dad had it in a 55 Chevy, my buddy used the other day to cross-check his and worked like new. Love the old stuff!!!!!! __________________ 69 C-10, OWNED 35YRS... 350 over 30, 350 Turbo, 3:73 Posi P/S, P/B Black with red and black int. ''LOVE THESE OLD ''TRUCKS.......

01-13-2003, 08:16 PM	#14
Earl Junior Cadillac power Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North Idaho Posts: 296	That is cool, Ron! Iron crosses are all but gone in the hot rod world. But if you don't mind looking around, biker shops have all kinds of maltese/iron cross parts: tail lights, mirrors, valve stem caps, all kinds of stuff. I had a regulation baseball that I drilled and stuffed a piece of threaded pipe into that I used as a shifter for a lot of years. The stitching finally gave way and it sadly fell apart. Drilling a baseball isn't easy, or fun. But after I finally got it all figured out it looked darned cool. __________________ Just for the record, if I'm down to my last potato, I'm not sharing it with a guy who wants to kill me so he can get a better supply of virgins in paradise. That lesson is a little thing I call Economics 101, infidel style. --Scott Adams author of Dilbert

01-13-2003, 09:20 PM	#15
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	I've shifted with one of these before. Does this count? __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter



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01-13-2003, 09:27 PM	#16
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,403	XXL, I had a buddy that steered his 55 F 100 with a pair of them! __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

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