In 1983, Oldsmobile teamed up with Hurst — the world famous company known for its gear shifters — to unleash a limited edition G-body Cutlass with an automatic transmission. It wasn't Hurst's first ...

The Hurst Lightning Rod system in the 1984 Hurst/Olds Special Edition came with three shift levers to control its automatic ...

In 1970, Jeep hooked up with Hurst Performance Products to do a sporty version of the Jeepster Commando Station Wagon for the '71 model year. Though Hurst was fully capable of supplying show-and-go, ...

Think of it this way: The best equipment is only as good as its weakest link. It makes no sense to connect a full-competition trans to the stock column shift. Besides, with its reversed shift pattern, ...

I forgot to mention one of the most important reasons for having so many surviving old cars on the streets of Alameda: Lee Auto Supply. This old-school auto-parts store has been in the same brick ...

Transmission and shifter guru George Hurst had major mojo in the late 1960s and early '70s. A relentless self-promoter, he cut deals with competing manufacturers to produce Hurst-branded performance ...

Famed shifter company Hurst Performance plans to begin selling modified Dodge Challengers in January, and will unveil a demonstration car at the SEMA show this November. Hurst will offer four stages ...

Jeep launched a thunderous SUV onto the scene in 2006, and the Grand Cherokee SRT8 was capable of out dragging a Mustang GT. It was revolutionary in its sector due to its mix of outright power and ...

Long before ZF bolted up the Tiptronic transmission in such enthusiast fare as the 964-generation Porsche 911, the automotive industry was coming up with fun ways to spice up the automatic shifting ...

In 1970, Jeep hooked up with Hurst Performance Products to do a sporty version of the Jeepster Commando Station Wagon for the '71 model year. Though Hurst was fully capable of supplying show-and-go, ...