My 64 300's original shifter was very worn out when I bought, found out when I was at a friend's wedding reception, stuck in first. Turns out the forks in the shifter housing were so wore out it'd let the shifter handle slip in between them and hang up. So there I am in my dress blues unhanging my shifter so I can give a girl a ride home. I'm sure she was impressed.

I ended up putting an Indy shift in at a later time.

They say there are no such thing as a stupid question.
They say there is always the exception that proves the rule.
Don't be the exception.