1969 3 speed manual
Drifting
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From: New Zealand
Values aside......what are the performance differences between a 3-speed and a 4 speed????? Does it really make a difference ??? I only owned one 3 speed, and that was a '66 6cyl muzzy....so I'm actually serious about wanting to know what the difference is in a V8 Vette......... 
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From: Folsom CA
Originally Posted by 69 3spd
Does anyone out there know of any other 1969 3 spd manual cars? I think I bought a rare car recently.
Amazing what I've stored over the years... original endura bumpers for GTOs... Corvette hardtops... ugly original wheels and tires... AMAZING
And I've got a pretty big box started for the 73, all for the sake of history.
Drifting
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From: 68 427 4.11s Roadster
Originally Posted by standup
Values aside......what are the performance differences between a 3-speed and a 4 speed????? Does it really make a difference ??? I only owned one 3 speed, and that was a '66 6cyl muzzy....so I'm actually serious about wanting to know what the difference is in a V8 Vette.........
You lose being at the top of the power curve for 1 gear. Try skipping a gear and then not. The rear end might be diff too.
Around town it don't matter, I mostly shift from 1st to 4th so a 2 spd?
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Yeah, and it's no more special now then it was then. The 3 speed manual was the base trans, along with an open 336 diff. Posi, 4 spds, and TH400's were optional. They were made and "rare" but not a lot of guys want them. 1970 they were standard features.
You know what, I was wrong.
While not especially a high dollar rare feature it is still a 69 vette and I am sure the owner enjoys it, with or without the extra gear and possibly open diff. In fact the open diff's were stronger then the 63-68 posi's - in stock form
Have fun with the 69
You know what, I was wrong.
While not especially a high dollar rare feature it is still a 69 vette and I am sure the owner enjoys it, with or without the extra gear and possibly open diff. In fact the open diff's were stronger then the 63-68 posi's - in stock form
Have fun with the 69
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From: Roy Utah
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I bet, there were left really low numbers of cars with 3spd, maybe under 100 till these days ?
