shift knobs

[Jim Alton]

this is my shift knob.. It was was with the car when I bought it is 1982.. not sure if it was original.,.
it did not look like this when I first took the car over. .. it was a bit of love and much sanding with some very fine sandpaper and about 8 coats of varathane.. look great to this day though.

That looks like an AMCO shift knob.

January 1967 Car and Driver

January 1967 Car and Driver

AMCO was a manufacturer which also sold direct. Some of the mail order retailers (from the '60s) were:

• Vilém B. Haan, West Los Angeles, CA
• MG Mitten, Pasadena, CA
• Wilco, Rochester, NY

[Jim Clement]

yes.. that is it for sure..it is actually very nice ..
just need to figure out if I can buy a second one for the advertised $ 3.75 ???

[Jim Liberty]

I grew up in Rochester NY. WILCO was a great store. Actually a warehouse with a front counter. I bought a set of stone guards for a my of Lucas Flame Throwers that were on my '61 Roadster. They cost $10 as I remember.

[Joseph Jablecki]

On the 356 B - What is the thread diameter/pitch for the shift knob. Some where I heard 10 mm 1.25 BUT I removed the original and it is much larger. The largest tap I have is 12 mm and it is larger than that. My guess is around 14 mm. Please help.