Unless you can shift like Ronnie Sox, automatic transmissions are simply more consistent when racing on the dragstrip. When it comes to street driving, however, most will agree that there's no better ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hurst Performance wants to be known for much more than just shift kits. Proving this point are a couple of new Hurst upgrade packages for Chevy Camaro, Dodge Challenger and Ford Mustang owners. The ...

Imagine watching a stoplight turn green and dropping the clutch to pull ahead of the car next to you. As the revs climb, you depress the clutch and grab Second gear. The shifter feels sloppy, and you ...

Hurst is a well-known name in tuning circles, which makes sense when the automotive parts supplier has been around since 1958. While the company offers a shedload of performance parts and accessories ...

Introduced in 1964, the Oldsmobile 442 became available with a Hurst floor shifter in 1965. Likewise, the first-gen Cutlass Supreme debuted with a similar option in 1966. Hurst components became so ...

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 ...