Painted black originally. You can buy a new/rebuilt gear box from Advance Auto Parts for about $100 (where I got mine)

70 Roadrunner convt. street car 440+6, NOS, 4-spd, SS springs '96 Mustang GT convt. street car '04 4.6 SOHC, NOS, auto, lowered "Officer, that button is for short on-ramps"