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center console yes or no

mopar jack

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Finishing my 71 road runner restoration and can't decide to add a console. The car came with buckets and no console.

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i have that year console in my 69 runner i have always liked that style console so yes is my vote.
 

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That interior pic with the console looks like my old '71 GTX with the brown interior. Both options look good imo
 

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If I go with a console I will put a cup holder in it. There seams to be enough room behind the shifter. I also have a 71 barracuda with a slap stick auto and console and not much room due to the linkage. I like the no console look of the Hurst shifter, bold and all business, but also like how the console covers the hump and helps hide the seat belts.
 

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Had console with bucket seats in my 73 charger. Also had the 727 trans. with the slap stick shifter. Think you will be happy with the console also.
 

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My Barracuda had an automatic with a console, when I first changed it to a four speed I also changed to a four speed console but later removed it. I now much prefer the cleaner look of buckets and no console and it really makes the Pistol Grip shifter stand out. If yours came without a console that`s a no brainer to me - NO console (but obviously your car, your choice). I also agree with Russ on no cup holder -not going to drink anything when banging gears and going sideways!
 

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Thanks for the replies. I commuted to work in this car for 6 years back in the nineties with no console and liked the Hurst shifter by it's self. I always thought the 4speed console was an after thought with a big opening and the boot not connecting at the top and also sticking out on the side. How ever with life changes being a cancer survivor I make no saliva and constantly drink water and carry a water bottle every where. I'm thinking of having an upholstery shop making a removable center piece with holders that can be removed to the trunk when I display the car.
 
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