[cosbytnkid]

I don't think the shifter was borrowed from a Mustang. If memory serves me right, the shifter and tranny was from 1964 Ford Galaxy and turned backwards. It was the only way Shelby could make the shifter work with the toploader transmission. Mustang didn't come along until April of '64. And it was formed off the old Falcon platform so parts for it were lighter than the old Galaxy.