Originally Posted by 1969_CM2590D (Post 51815)

Doug I can remember in many of the "cheaper applications" if you will, the shift indicator was almost entirely plexiglass with metal side supports, as in the truck you found. Very much of an add on appearance. Lots of Powerglides (or Pow-r-Flows?) on Chevys had this type of shift indicator. It was plexiglas with side metal on my folks' '60 Bel Air, '64 Impala, and '66 Chevelle 300 Deluxe (all Powerglide of course).

Here is a shot of a '60 Bel Air for example... however the B-O-P's and Cadillacs had their indicators in the dash. I suppose when the interiors were styled, those GM vehicles that would have a huge chunk of manuals produced got the add-on shift indicators (?)