The Hurst "dual Pattern" 3 speed shifter had several shapes of shift sticks available to deal with bench seat interference problems. Take information from that "tech net" website with a rather large grain of salt- - - -it's mostly copy/paste information from other places with no attribution for the original sources.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!