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Title: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: Jordy/DVK on April 27, 2007, 21:39:12 pm Hi guys, Does any of you know anything about dating Berg handles? No I don't mean to take my Berg handle out on a dinner-date or something, I was just wondering from what years certain different styles are. ;) Cheers, Jordy ;) Title: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: Rasser on April 27, 2007, 22:00:53 pm great idea... I would like to have all the info possible on my shifter:
Title: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: Olaf A./DFL on April 27, 2007, 22:21:28 pm this must be the early one
Title: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: larry mck on April 27, 2007, 22:34:23 pm The problem in dating them is that Bergs sold the different handles as a custom order through the years. When I got my 5 speed shifter about 4 years ago I asked for the old finger grip style and got it, but 2 years ago they said no, sold out.
Title: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: Jordy/DVK on April 27, 2007, 22:41:39 pm this must be the early one About which years are you talking when you say early? I really have no clue when Gene Berg Ent. started manufacturing their shifters to be honest... (http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/49181.jpg) Title: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: Frank LUX on April 27, 2007, 22:48:29 pm The problem in dating them is that Bergs sold the different handles as a custom order through the years. When I got my 5 speed shifter about 4 years ago I asked for the old finger grip style and got it, but 2 years ago they said no, sold out. There is a major difference in the Finger Grip Handles..... The original onces have the the Fixing Holes in a different position that the late onces.... I remember Clyde telling me that they even used a different mold.... The original Finger grips used to have the fixing holes at 5 O'clock position, all the later onces have it at 7 o'clock position........... Frank Title: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: DeanoVW on April 28, 2007, 00:17:14 am (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/deanovw/BergshiftercollectionSML.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/deanovw/bergshiftersmll.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/deanovw/bergpolishedhandle.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/deanovw/9dd0_1.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/deanovw/Berg5speedlockersml.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/deanovw/Berg5polishedhandlesml.jpg) There are certainly a lot of varieties! I couldn't tell you the dates though. Title: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: The Ideaman on April 28, 2007, 04:29:06 am great idea... I would like to have all the info possible on my shifter: The earliest one I've seen was sold by Daniel Hood a year or so ago to a guy building a replica of his old looker. It had the finger grip handle and a brass button. We were told by Clyde that Berg bought out all the old stock of DDS shifters and used pieces until used up. Title: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: Zach Gomulka on April 28, 2007, 04:52:35 am Didnt production start in 80-81?
Title: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: Pekka on April 28, 2007, 07:57:53 am I see you missing this style
(http://i2.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/9a/69/eae2_1.JPG) Title: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: jick on April 28, 2007, 08:21:06 am I see you missing this style (http://i2.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/9a/69/eae2_1.JPG) thats the type i have... i bought it new in about 1996/97 Title: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: Zach Gomulka on April 28, 2007, 09:31:05 am I see you missing this style (http://i2.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/9a/69/eae2_1.JPG) thats the type i have... i bought it new in about 1996/97 That was my first too. Bought new in '99. Title: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: Pekka on April 28, 2007, 09:50:15 am Title: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: Oldschool on April 28, 2007, 13:01:16 pm I see you missing this style (http://i2.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/9a/69/eae2_1.JPG) thats the type i have... i bought it new in about 1996/97 I got the same as this one except the paint is removed as it was chipped, bought around 96/97 too Best R. Oldschool Title: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: Rasser on April 28, 2007, 14:54:01 pm The problem in dating them is that Bergs sold the different handles as a custom order through the years. When I got my 5 speed shifter about 4 years ago I asked for the old finger grip style and got it, but 2 years ago they said no, sold out. There is a major difference in the Finger Grip Handles..... The original onces have the the Fixing Holes in a different position that the late onces.... I remember Clyde telling me that they even used a different mold.... The original Finger grips used to have the fixing holes at 5 O'clock position, all the later onces have it at 7 o'clock position........... Frank my fingergrip has two fixing holes at 5 o´clock (seen from above).... when were these made? and what are the current street price on these if available on the second hand market ? Title: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: Rune on April 28, 2007, 19:08:45 pm Here's my fingergrip handle..It's a later one
Title: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: DHood on April 30, 2007, 05:59:51 am Here is some photos of the earliest Berg shifter I have had or seen. The shifter was NOS and the button is gold anodised.
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/277367.jpg) (http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/277368.jpg) (http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/277369.jpg) (http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/277370.jpg) Title: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: Zach Gomulka on April 30, 2007, 06:57:53 am Wow thats one porous casting!!
Title: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: Sander/DVK on April 30, 2007, 20:24:08 pm Wow thats one porous casting!! Wurms ;DTitle: Re: Berg shifter handle styles... Post by: El Diablo Gris on May 01, 2007, 19:25:56 pm My early Berg 5-Speed Pistol Grip that I slightly modified with some color. ;)
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