Purchased a shifter for my 71' Skylark off Ebay that I thought was for my year. Here is the number: 1231731 and it has a (1) centered directly above this number. Would someone please advise here. Will it work? The seller now advises he used it in his 72 Skylark but it came from a 73/74 Century or something like that. Thanks
That part number is for the chrome U shaped part that holds the slides and detent bar + the handle. It is correct for your car. I think the same one was used from 70-76. The base part of the shifter may be a bit different if from Century. Can you post a picture of the base? I think you may need a shim at one of the mounting points. If you also bought the console from the same car you will need to trim the plastic so that it follows the contour of the floor in your car. I can make you a template from a '70 if you need.