427 shifter location

[LMH]

A lot of Shelby's work on the cars was quick and sloppy, with a "get the engines in and sell them" execution. SA was interested in racing, not selling street cars. The tailshaft housing used on the Cobra 427 was drilled/tapped in the rear most shifter position as supplied from Ford. It was easiest to just turn the handle around and leave the shifter attached to the housing.
Larry

[xb-60]

Originally Posted by LMH

A lot of Shelby's work on the cars was quick and sloppy, with a "get the engines in and sell them" execution. SA was interested in racing, not selling street cars. The tailshaft housing used on the Cobra 427 was drilled/tapped in the rear most shifter position as supplied from Ford. It was easiest to just turn the handle around and leave the shifter attached to the housing.
Larry

Larry - I hadn't thought about the necessity of drilling and tapping blanked bosses on finished gearboxes to move the shifter to the 'correct' location. That's probably the logic I was missing.

Cheers,
Glen