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Y-Blockhead · 11-13-2022, 12:09 PM

A club member's knuckles crash into the dash when he shifts to second gear. Did the Vickys have a different shift lever than other body styles? With a bend more toward the seat maybe.

His Vicky is not a points car so I am going to bend it back a little but we are just curious if the Vickys were had a different lever originally.

I did bend my own shifter in my Town Sedan 2" to the navigator's side to give me more leg room. I used a tool that I made to do this and it worked well. I have read on Ford Barn that some members just grab the shifter and pull on it but I'm not that brave.

Big hammer · 11-13-2022, 12:16 PM

Three different shifter angles, the 30-31 had more of an angle

Bob C · 11-13-2022, 12:29 PM

Like BH said the oval speedometer cars had a 20° bend and the round speedometer
cars had a 28° bend.

Bill Cilker · 11-13-2022, 01:48 PM

Victorias use the exact same shift lever as all other 30-31 Model A's. His shift lever has probably been bent over the years.

Y-Blockhead · 11-13-2022, 05:36 PM

Thanks guys. I will bent it back a couple of inches. Picture of my shift lever 'press'.

verdirick · 11-14-2022, 03:31 AM

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I would agree that you can bend more angle into the shift lever. However, unless i'm wrong, what you have is a 28/29 shift lever. Rick

11-13-2022, 12:09 PM	#1
Y-Blockhead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 5,849	Victoria Shift Lever A club member's knuckles crash into the dash when he shifts to second gear. Did the Vickys have a different shift lever than other body styles? With a bend more toward the seat maybe. His Vicky is not a points car so I am going to bend it back a little but we are just curious if the Vickys were had a different lever originally. I did bend my own shifter in my Town Sedan 2" to the navigator's side to give me more leg room. I used a tool that I made to do this and it worked well. I have read on Ford Barn that some members just grab the shifter and pull on it but I'm not that brave. Last edited by Y-Blockhead; 11-13-2022 at 05:11 PM.

11-13-2022, 12:16 PM	#2
Big hammer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 3,131	Re: Victoria Shift Lever Three different shifter angles, the 30-31 had more of an angle __________________ Don't force it with a little hammer tap, tap, tap get a bigger hammer tap done

11-13-2022, 12:29 PM	#3
Bob C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Cal Posts: 8,756	Re: Victoria Shift Lever Like BH said the oval speedometer cars had a 20° bend and the round speedometer cars had a 28° bend.

11-13-2022, 01:48 PM	#4
Bill Cilker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Milpitas, CA Posts: 398	Re: Victoria Shift Lever Victorias use the exact same shift lever as all other 30-31 Model A's. His shift lever has probably been bent over the years. __________________ Bill Cilker, Jr Unrestored 190A Victoria 45B, 160B & 189A Victoria Association President

11-14-2022, 03:31 AM	#6
verdirick Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Verdi, Nevada Posts: 166	Re: Victoria Shift Lever Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I would agree that you can bend more angle into the shift lever. However, unless i'm wrong, what you have is a 28/29 shift lever. Rick