I just called Lokar this morning and they said they don't make a floor shifter for my 1956 Ford o Matic. has anyone got another suggestion?

Woodland Hills,Ca

A powerglide one might work.  Has same shift sequence as your '56.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Thanks John,

I called Lokar back about that suggestion and they said it won't work because the spacing of the detents is wrong.

I guess I could use a shifter from a t-bird  anyone have a decent unit they would like to sell...let me know

Buzz

Woodland Hills,Ca

I found an original "speed parts" type floor shifter conversion on ebay awhile back.  I have no intention of using it but got because it looked neat.  I'll see if I can dig it up and give you a better idea of what it is.  It was unused in the original box. 

Thanks I would definetly be interested in that shifter. Let me know...

After further back and forth with Lokar, it comes down to the fact that they have never had a '56 FOM in their location to work on. So they can't quarantee what they have will fit. Unfortunately they are located in Nashville Tenn. and I'm in California, so i don't think I'll be able to drop one off or bring my car in for a fitting.

Woodland Hills,Ca

Buzz,

Sorry for the delay, I got sidetracked and it slipped my mind.  Hazards of gettin older I guess.    Anyway, I dug it out and took some pictures of it.  I'll post them up as soon as I read how.  I can send them to you if you want just pm me with your email address.  The shifter is a Foxcraft.  It's listed for the '51-'56 fordomatic.  I can't guarantee every last washer is still there but the brackets, linkage, rubber boot, etc are all there.  There are a couple of unopened bags of hardware.  The instructions are even included but I've never found a use for those. 

Rodger

Here they are.

Roger, I can see why you bought the shifter, it's really neat looking and appears to be in great shape. I dig the hell out of old stuff like that. Hope Buzz can use it...



I can see why Lokar is reluctant to say if their shifter will work on a trans it was not designed for. The Lokar shifter has safety locks in it to prevent shifting into Park, Reverse and Low without pushing the button down and also has a safety start switch for Park and Neutral.

BOB

very cool piece...i sent you a PM...

thanks for digging it out

Woodland Hills,Ca

That shifter shown in the drawing, would have a reversed shift pattern, ie park would be all the way back and low all the way forward.  Unless it has a reversing mechanism in the shifter itself.  In order for the shift pattern to be the way we are used to them, the lever on the transmission would have to be vertical, as on a T-Bird.  Not trying to kill a sale on the shifter, just making an observation.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"