One of the challenges an automotive engineer faces is designing parts that work well for anyone who may drive the car. So it makes us wonder who designed the manual gearbox shifters on mid-'60s GM ...

Hurst is a name synonymous with Pontiac's most popular performance vehicles. Hurst supplied the chrome-shaft shifter found in so many manual- trans-equipped Pontiacs during the '60s and '70s, added ...

The sound of a motor when it's at the top of the Rs is like music to my grease monkey ears. No matter if there are four cylinders screaming a high-pitched whine or eight cylinders growling a deep ...

There are many companies in the automotive aftermarket that manufacture high-quality pieces for Mustangs. Over the years, the name Hurst has come to define bolt-on gear selectors for cars with manual ...

From the November 1997 issue of Car and Driver. George Hurst's first customized shifter was for a 1956 Chevy. It had shorter throws from gear to gear and a more precise feel than stock shifters. In no ...