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aogrady

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Hi,

I have bought up the remaining stock of a custom shifter knob manufacturer in the USA.

The knobs look really cool - a great piece of hot rod look style for your old school. I have adaptors to fit bay and split and other aftermarket shifters too. They have metal inserts for the threads not plastic, and are all polished

I haven't seen anyone else in the UK offer something similar, so these are pretty exclusive. They are plain, swirly pearle, tarantula, metal flake, scorpion, spider, inc ghost spider etc etc.

Here are the adaptors i currently have, only a small amount, but can get some more in from the states once i run out, though will be a little delay.

x5 12 x 1.5
x5 10 x 1.5
x7 3/8 x 16
x2 7/8 x 20
x16 3/8 x 24
x3 8mm
x3 7mm?

Fitment guide:

Beetle 1952 - 61 Manual Gearbox 10mm X 1.50
Beetle 1962 - 67 Manual Gearbox 7mm X 1.0
Beetle 1968 - 79 Manual Gearbox 12mm X 1.50
Ghia 1956 - 61 Manual Gearbox 10mm X 1.50
Ghia 1962 - 67 Manual Gearbox 7mm X 1.0
Ghia 1968 - 74 Manual Gearbox 12mm X 1.50
Bus 1952 - 67 Manual Gearbox 10mm X 1.50
Bus 1968 - 79 Manual Gearbox 12mm X 1.50
Thing 1973 - 74 Manual Gearbox 12mm X 1.50
Type 3 1962 - 74 Manual Gearbox 12mm X 1.50
VW Rabbit Manual Gearbox 12mm X 1.50
VW Jetta Manual Gearbox 12mm X 1.50
VW Golf Manual Gearbox 12mm X 1.50
Volkswagen 1980 - Up (Most models) Manual Gearbox 12mm X 1.50
Volkswagen Vanagon 1984 to 1991 Manual Gearbox 14mm X 1.50
EMPI & Hurst Trigger Shifters Manual Gearbox 3/8 X 24
SCAT Shifter Manual Gearbox 3/8 X 16

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OK, here is the first tray, from left to right:

1: Solid yellow £15
2: Solid Ivory £15 #SOLD#
3: Number 8 Ivory £15 #SOLD#
4: Orange/yellow pearle £25
5: White/clearwith razor blade £25 #SOLD#
6: Yellow/clear with shark tooth £25
7: Blue/clear ghost spider £35
8: Green/clear ghost spider £35
9: Black/clear/white swirl £18
10: Amber scorpion £35 #SOLD#
11: Yellow/white swirl £20
12: Grey/white swirl £18
13: Purple/green, red flowers with matching keyring £25
14: Large Yellow/clear crab £35 #SOLD#
15: Large Light orange/clear scorpion £35 #SOLD#
16: Large Black/clear scorpion £35 #SOLD#

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2nd tray, left to right

1: White/red swirl £25
2: Red/black/yellow web £25
3: Red/black/yellow web £25
4: Silver/red pearle swirl £25
5: Black/yellow marble £25
6: White/red flames, VW logo £25 #SOLD#
7: Blue translucent metalflake £25 #SOLD#
8: Blue/black marble £25
9: White/red marble £25
10: White/green web £25

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3rd tray, left to right

1: Black/clear gold metalflake spider £35
2: Yellow/clear wasp £35
3: Black/clear gold metalflake scorpion £35 #SOLD#
4: Black/red flames with Porsche logo £25
5: Black/shifter pattern with Porsche logo £25
6: Large Tiki £20 #SOLD#
7: Red with V-DUB logo £20
8: Black marble with V-DUB logo £20
9: Black with V-DUB logo £20 #SOLD#
10: Black/shifter pattern with Porsche badge £25
11: Black with small "VOLKSWAGEN" script £20
12: Black with Wolfsburg badge £20

Close up pictures of various ones etc here:
http://s249.photobucket.com/albums/gg208/aogrady/Stuff for sale/

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Postage is likely to be a about £2.50 max, may be a bit less.

Paypal as a gift please to [email protected] Make sure your username, and actual name and address are on the paypal mail please!!

Cheers!

Alistair
 
I'd be interested in the scorpion one if its orange like the tarantula one. If not I'll have the orange tarantula one please. 8)
 
Looking good! Might be very interested in a purple one. I'll be watching this thread.
 
I'd be interested in the bottom red one if you get one .... Let me know....cheers
 
Hi!

Ohh, they look very nice!! Been busy with work, so haven't had time for the pics upload, will get on this over the next few days (fingers crossed)

I have 38 of these knobs, and have got a selection of adaptors, so they will fit various things like:

up to 56 VW 7mm
58 to 61 VW 8mm
62 to 67VW 10mm by 1.5
68 to 79 VW 12mm by 1.5

flat 4 shifter uses 12by 1.5
hurst and empi trigger shifters use 3/8 by 24
scat shifters use 3/8 by 16

I have some other thread adaptors, let me know if there is a particular thread you require, will post some more details on these. I only have a limited amount of adaptors for each application, certainly more knobs than thread adaptors, but will get more in from the USA once i have a idea of numbers, so keep your eyes peeled for the pictures of these and the knobs, and see which ones you fancy!

I have ghost spiders, scorpions, tarantulas, along with metal flake, marble, plain, porsche and v-dub logos etc etc. They have a nice heavyweight feel to them, similar to a pool/snooker ball, and have a metal insert inside, which, with the use of the adaptor which screws nicely inside, it will fit a number of vehicles and shifters, hot rods and other custom shifters and sticks, you'll find that the newer watercooled stuff will have a thread size probably like 12mm x1.5, so these would look way cool on your early Golf or'Rocco 8)

Cheers,

Alistair
 
Awesome! Probably want 2 purple ones and adapters for standard 70 beetle and empi trigger shifter. I'll let you know for def when pictures go up!
 
Hi All,

Got pictures up at the top of the thread now, only got 5 bay and split adaptors at the moment, will be getting more in, but other adaptors and size i have for empi and hurst shifters etc, Bug and Ghia etc.

Any questions or photo's required, let me know!

Cheers!

Alistair
 
Hi,

I only had a rough idea of his stock when I initially inquired, seems that this wasn't available by the time he put my order together, he did have some other ones in the mix, but the only purplish one is the one with the keyring

Cheer
Alistair
 
Shame that as I would have had 2 of the purple marbly or sparkly ones. If you do come across anymore in your travels....... :D
 

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