Original shifter knob appearance

Conner · Post by **Conner** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:02 pm

Can anyone post a couple of pictures of what the original shift-knob looks like for a later/high windshield (mine's a 1968 2 liter) 5-speed?

My car came with a lame rubbery piece on the end of the shifter so I'm wondering what the original looks like. Also, if anyone knows of a faithful reproduction piece available out there let me know where.

Thanks!

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Conner · Post by **Conner** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:37 pm

Oh yeah--much nicer than what came with my car, which was basically a piece of rubber that spins and slips off in your hand when you shift gears.

Post by **spl310** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:23 pm

There were at least 3 different shift knobs used on the Roadsters. The 1500s had a teardrop shaped knob with the 4 speed shift pattern on it. The knob is the same general shape as the later ones, but does not have the chrome base. The 70's Datsun B210 and a few others used a very similar knob for those 1500 guys having a hard time finding a replacement.

In 1965 with the advent of the 1600, the knob changed to a round ball. It looked sort of like the popular 8 ball shift knobs, but without the 8 ball decoration.

With the introduction of the mid year Roadsters in 1967, the knob changed to the teardrop with the chrome base. It is an elegant knob.