Fenton Shift Star Shifters 200?

[Scott Liggett]

While junk yard crawling yesterday, I came across a '59 Ford sedan that had been converting from auto to a three speed stick. It had a Shift Star shifter, which for the most part looked very much like a Hurst top and bottom. Any one ever heard of them?

Sadly, I didn't have my cell phone on me to take pics, but I found one on Ebay with a different style stick.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FENTON-SHIFT-STAR-200-SHIFTER-RAT-ROD-GASSER-VINTAGE-/280730766856

Found this one in the original box. Wow, on the price. I may go get that one off that Ford.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/58-63-PONTIAC-BONNEVILLE-CATALINA-NOS-FENTON-3-SPEED-SHIFTER-/360408219390?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item53ea00fefe&vxp=mtr

[Monk]

Fenton made lots of different parts, from what I remember, back in the day......from mufflers
to wheels & shifters.
Pretty cool part........I'd go back and snag it.

I'd pay good money for a Foxcraft floor shifter........had one in my first car a '56 Ford.

[NewEnglandRaceFan]

Fenton is big with inline 6, they make split exhaust manifolds/headers/intakes, valve covers.. etc..

[DanStokes]

I always wondered how much of the Fenton and/or Foxcraft stuff was made by those companies or if they re-marketed stuff from others. I doubt much of it was from off-shore - that was rarely done in those days.

Dan

[squirrel]

I saw that shifter on ebay, searching for something else. NOS speed stuff sells for big bucks...or at least it's offered for sale for big bucks, even if it doesn't sell.

I bet if you can get the shifter for $25 and less than an hour labor, complete, you could make a few bucks selling it on ebay

[Scott Liggett]

I saw that shifter on ebay, searching for something else. NOS speed stuff sells for big bucks...or at least it's offered for sale for big bucks, even if it doesn't sell.

I bet if you can get the shifter for $25 and less than an hour labor, complete, you could make a few bucks selling it on ebay

It had everything, but the two linkage rods. I didn't really look for them.

[Monk]

Glad you posted this up.........found this Foxcraft on Ebay and think I'll spring for it.
Just like mine back in '66.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-FOXCRAFT-1960S-3-SPEED-MANUAL-SHIFTER-VERY-RARE-N-ORGINIAL-BOX-COMPLETE2-/121203636914?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c384cbab2&vxp=mtr

[DanStokes]

Thom - in the pic it looks new in the box. WAY cool! We had a Western Auto in Milford (Norm Bickford - WHY do I remember that?) and they stocked a bunch of those kinds of things. I suspect Norm leaned more toward the "Auto" than the "Western". It was a Fantasy Land to my 13 year old eyes.

Not sure of the function of the A1 Steak Sauce. Lube?

Dan

[Monk]

Thom - in the pic it looks new in the box. WAY cool! We had a Western Auto in Milford (Norm Bickford - WHY do I remember that?) and they stocked a bunch of those kinds of things. I suspect Norm leaned more toward the "Auto" than the "Western". It was a Fantasy Land to my 13 year old eyes.

Not sure of the function of the A1 Steak Sauce. Lube?

Dan

Western Auto.........started my car cravings there.
Purchased many a bike part and some fancy mud flaps once.

[70chevyC-10]

Thom - in the pic it looks new in the box. WAY cool! We had a Western Auto in Milford (Norm Bickford - WHY do I remember that?) and they stocked a bunch of those kinds of things. I suspect Norm leaned more toward the "Auto" than the "Western". It was a Fantasy Land to my 13 year old eyes.

Not sure of the function of the A1 Steak Sauce. Lube?

Dan

We used to buy mostly .22 shells and other stuff in there Dan - going "in to town" was a big deal when we were younger. Then it was cruising out to the A & W as we got older.