4 speed malibu,s

[paul.m]

Mines not as rare as Clarmo's 202 in 80.😎View attachment 99077

Your interior pic has me reconsidering the bucket seat swap

 

[paul.m]

Pics of a factory ITM and a factory 79 Pontiac A body Hurst View attachment 99102

Thanks for the pics and info . I have had a lot of people that have been around the g bodys cars way longer than i , and everyone says they have never seen a factory 4 speed . Kinda made me curious if i could run down any info on landua . I had a 77 RS nova factory 3 speed on the floor also bench seat , the shifter in it had a spring retention clip , you could twist the flathead srewdriver slightly and pull up and the stick could be removed also had a factory tee handle , not as large as a hurst just enough for a finger on each side it was made of black plastic , but kinda had a rubber feel to it

 

[pagrunt]

FYI, GM used a diagram of the "O.E" Hurst shifter in the parts picture book for all four divisions. It's used for both ITM & Hurst shifters since as noted they are almost the same in design. I prefer the Comp Plus over either one. But my favorite ITM made item is my '44 barrel dated M1 Carbine (ITM is the Inland Division.)

 

[paul.m]

I also like the comp plus , my sons 72 nova has one . It always worked well until we had the m-22 rebuilt then always felt kinda sticky afterwards, especially after long trip,s in 4 th gear doesn't want to come out of gear until almost at a complete stop . I never had M1 but always heard they shoot great !

 

[gnvair]

Thanks for the pics and info . I have had a lot of people that have been around the g bodys cars way longer than i , and everyone says they have never seen a factory 4 speed . Kinda made me curious if i could run down any info on landua . I had a 77 RS nova factory 3 speed on the floor also bench seat , the shifter in it had a spring retention clip , you could twist the flathead srewdriver slightly and pull up and the stick could be removed also had a factory tee handle , not as large as a hurst just enough for a finger on each side it was made of black plastic , but kinda had a rubber feel to it

The stick on the stock G body shifters (both ITM and Hurst) was attached the same way. The rubber mounting was to stop the shifter buzz that occurred when the stick was bolted solid to the mechanism as well as where the linkage rods attached to the arms at the bottom. I also think the thick rubber boot used was to also dampen it some more. Stock G bodies are VERY smooth quiet cars.

 

[paul.m]

Oh yeah as i mentioned in a earlier post today , i have had several 60,s cars , and they will never ride as smooth, or quiet , or as comfortable as the g body,s