Hurst Shifter date codes

[JoeC]

I was the one who said the 4 digit code was a Firebird shifter.
From what I have seen , the 4 digit code was used on the early OEM Hurst shifters 1964 to 1968/69
All the  1969 Camaro shifters I have seen have the 6 or 7 digit code but it could be that some 4 digit coded shifters were used on Camaros.

I didn't keep track of the 4 digit codes but have a bunch or codes from actual 1969 Camaros .
here are some including the earliest one I have and the latest one I have and some in-between.
The earliest one I can find is Oct 1968 so I don't know when they changed to the  6 or 7 digit code.
Would need more data to find the latest 4 digit code and earliest  6 or 7 digit code

108D41C
118B18H
118D22M
128D33P
19D53D
29D21C
39D11D
59D72K
99B35D

[bcmiller]

Joe I cut your post above from that other thread and started this topic.

You may be onto something. I will check to see what else I have for Pontiac Hurst shifters later this evening. A quick look at a 68 GTO shifter shows the similar 4 digit code (but coded for Feb 68) as that Firebird shifter.

OK I checked. The two images below are not from Camaros, but are related to the date coding.

68 GTO Hurst 4 speed shifter dated Feb 68 and 66 Lemans Hurst 3 speed shifter dated September 65.

[ko-lek-tor]

In addition to the 68B2 I posted a pic of in the other post...I also have a 19D33D & 39D21(Q or O?)

[bcmiller]

In addition to the 68B2 I posted a pic of in the other post...I also have a 19D33D & 39D21(Q or O?)

Do you have dates of the cars those shifters are from?

Your other shifter dated 6 8B2 was in your 12B car.

The one posted a bit earlier was 6 8B2 from a 10B car.

[ko-lek-tor]

I remember both cars the shifters came out of, but back then we never looked at dates. So, sorry I cannot provide much.
Added pics. last pic 68B2 is off 12B Nor. X22

[KurtS]

Thanks for starting this thread. I was just about to.

If 69 owners could post their shifter dates and also their car's build date, we'll tabulate and see what the data says....

[69Z28-RS]

I think I've done this before when we were discussing shifter dates, but here it is again:

69Z28-RS     09C (18Sept1969)      Shifter mfg code      890731C    (Aug'69? mfg 31Jul?)

[bcmiller]

Gary, Joe may have a better idea. I know I have checked around in the past to try to find answers.

All I am PRETTY SURE of is the month and year. I THINK the numbers and letters after that are the batch code - but I don't know the exact decode for that part. Or if there even is a decode for the batch number.

Thus the reason for this thread and requesting data.

[69Z28-RS]

Could be...  the 0731 was so close to the Aug 69...  I thought it *might* be?  ie. maybe a daily batch?
Note:  PaceMe (Steve Shauger) has a good understanding of these codes, as it was info from him that provided the info on month/yr/etc...

Here's another one.  This was a swap meet shifter I picked up long ago, and traded to Dave Hawksley (maybe he's cleaned it and has a better photo of the mfg code)...

Looks to me like:    590423D

[bcmiller]

Not likely a date since you note in the first post several with numbers in the batch code above 31 (max number of days in any month).

The month/year code info is pretty widely known.

[HawkX66]

I got this shifter from Gary (69Z28-RS). It came from a Camaro, but I can't confirm the build dates of the car.

190423D (Jan 69)

[JoeC]

I have 3 shifters at home I forgot to ad to my notes
78D2
19D53D (same number as one in my notes but different shifter)
690511C

I thought the 78D2 was a Firebird shifter but now that I think about it, a July shifter seems late for a 1968 car build

Hard to say what Hurst was doing with the codes/numbers
with the 6-7 digit codes, some have one letter some have two
a lot of "Ds" seem to show up

I know that approximately in the early 70s  , Hurst changed the numbers used on the aftermarket shifters.
They went from using a serial number to using an ID code such as 391- 4340

[bcmiller]

Thanks Joe.

We are still looking for Hurst shifter dates from original cars. Everyone - Please post if you have data.  Especially from early 69s. Thanks!

[Jon Mello]

690711F code from 19N667739, P9H20B

[bcmiller]

Thank you Jon!