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aircoolio82
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 Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2025 12:51 pm Post subject: Gene Berg shifter rare? |
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Hi, bought this used Gene Berg shifter from a guy here in Germany. He told me he bought it in the early 90s during a holiday trip in California directly from the man himself. I haven't seen any other shifters with this large moulded lettering so far. Most of the polished shifters I know have the small moulded Gene Berg lettering. I really like the shifter and I don't plan to sell it, but I wonder if this model is rare. Perhaps someone knows something about it?
Cheers from Germany
Holger
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Glenn 
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2025 1:07 pm Post subject: Re: Gene Berg shifter rare? |
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Rare is a relative term.
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aircoolio82
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2025 1:16 pm Post subject: Re: Gene Berg shifter rare? |
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Hi Glen, yeah Berg 5 finger grip handle is something different especially in combination with the right gearbox  |
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Tylersdad1975
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| Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2025 6:11 pm Post subject: Re: Gene Berg shifter rare? |
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| aircoolio82 wrote: |
Hi, bought this used Gene Berg shifter from a guy here in Germany. He told me he bought it in the early 90s during a holiday trip in California directly from the man himself. I haven't seen any other shifters with this large moulded lettering so far. Most of the polished shifters I know have the small moulded Gene Berg lettering. I really like the shifter and I don't plan to sell it, but I wonder if this model is rare. Perhaps someone knows something about it?
Cheers from Germany
Holger
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I think the vast majority of GB shifters found in use today have the smaller, more discreet "Gene Berg" logo cast into the side of the handle base. The version you have, with the large, prominent "GENE BERG" molded lettering (which often looks almost like a throwback to earlier muscle-car shifters), was produced in much smaller quantities or for a specific, shorter production run. |
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aircoolio82
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2025 8:49 am Post subject: Re: Gene Berg shifter rare? |
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| Thanks for your assessment. That’s what I thought too. If you google „gene berg shifter“, you will find a ton of different handles but not a single picture like this one. I wonder if someone can date it more precisely. |
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Glenn
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2025 10:09 am Post subject: Re: Gene Berg shifter rare? |
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| aircoolio82 wrote: |
| Thanks for your assessment. That’s what I thought too. If you google „gene berg shifter“, you will find a ton of different handles but not a single picture like this one. I wonder if someone can date it more precisely. |
geneberg.com/
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