Hurst on the Floor

[Timbo_Mint]

For many years I've been listing to Bruce Springsteen. One of may things I've never been able to find out is:

In the Song 'Racing in the Streets' he says in the second line 'and a HURST on the floor'

What is a "Hurst"?

[Roop]

http://www.hurst-shifters.com/

[miniman]

[martin84]

Hurst is a place in Texas but that doesn't explain the lyric.

[Timbo_Mint]

Well that seems simple enough

Following on from that then.... Was it unusual to see the the gear stick 'on the floor'? Or do we give into 'artistic license' at this point?

I've read that you couldn't get 'fuelie head' on a 396 Chevy so I'm guessing the car references would not pass the 'Marisa Tomei' Test.


Cheers for the very quick ans.

[miniman]

Timbo_Mint said:

Well that seems simple enough

Following on from that then.... Was it unusual to see the the gear stick 'on the floor'? Or do we give into 'artistic license' at this point?

I've read that you couldn't get 'fuelie head' on a 396 Chevy so I'm guessing the car references would not pass the 'Marisa Tomei' Test.


Cheers for the very quick ans.

It really comes from "4 on the floor" meaning 4 speed manual, rather than the staple US fodder of column shift auto.

[Chris944_S2]

http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/ol...

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Timbo_Mint said:

Well that seems simple enough

Following on from that then.... Was it unusual to see the the gear stick 'on the floor'? Or do we give into 'artistic license' at this point?

I've read that you couldn't get 'fuelie head' on a 396 Chevy so I'm guessing the car references would not pass the 'Marisa Tomei' Test.


Cheers for the very quick ans.

I suppose most American cars had a column mounted automatic shifter. Sports cars would have had a normal manual "on the floor". Like in the the Beach Boys song Little Deuce Coupe: "competition clutch and four on the floor".