Building a late 50's to early 60's Hotrod.

[revhead001]

With my FE, I want to stick to period correct modifications for a Hot Rod. No mags, twin carbs etc but one of the things that puzzles me is, when was the Impala or Speco floor shifter available? I am torn between getting a floor shifter for it or leaving it on the column.

Cheers.

[mcl1959]

The H pattern floor shifter was certainly around earlier than the Impala shifter, I have copies of mags from the late 50's with H pattern shifter. I don't recall the Impala shifter until the mid 60's.
That said - The impala shifter is certainly a period piece of equipment if you can find an old one.

Ken

[FC427]

I have early Hot Rodding magazines from the mid sixties and there are ads for Impala floor shirts ....Ken is right on .........FC427.......

[revhead001]

I have an old Impala shifter handle only. From what model I am not sure. In the next few weeks I am going to drag the FE out of the shed so I can start getting ready to repair the concrete. I'll take some more pics of the stuff I have accumulated so far.

I don't want to get too finniky about it but I want the main things to be right. I don't care if the rocker cover and manifolds are from the 70's etc but I want inside and outside to be pretty spot on. Except for the rims. They will probably from a HT.

Were people putting on 14 inch steelies back then or converting their 13's to 14's?

[rat]

hotrods r pre 49 it will have to be a custom