3 speed manual Vette ?
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From: Lake Arrowhead - Georgia > 72 Base Coupe & 74 BB Roadster
3 speed manual Vette ?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT
This is definitely a weird part for sale on Ebay. I have only heard of one 3 speed manual shift Vette. It was a green 68 Vert / 327 that an old lady Professor drove around Statesboro @ Ga. Southern College in 68 - 70. Strangely...I saw a green / 3 speed Vert for sale a few months ago in Savannah, Ga.....which is only a few miles from there. Even after almost 40 years....it had to be that same car.
This is definitely a weird part for sale on Ebay. I have only heard of one 3 speed manual shift Vette. It was a green 68 Vert / 327 that an old lady Professor drove around Statesboro @ Ga. Southern College in 68 - 70. Strangely...I saw a green / 3 speed Vert for sale a few months ago in Savannah, Ga.....which is only a few miles from there. Even after almost 40 years....it had to be that same car.
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The three speed manual was the base transmission through the '69 model year. You got the 3 speed if you didn't order an optional transmission. Almost everybody and his brother went from something other than the 3 speed which is why you don't see too many of them. I've seen a couple of 3 spd '68s, but no 3 spd '69s.
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
Originally Posted by fotyfobravo
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT
This is definitely a weird part for sale on Ebay. I have only heard of one 3 speed manual shift Vette. It was a green 68 Vert / 327 that an old lady Professor drove around Statesboro @ Ga. Southern College in 68 - 70. Strangely...I saw a green / 3 speed Vert for sale a few months ago in Savannah, Ga.....which is only a few miles from there. Even after almost 40 years....it had to be that same car.
This is definitely a weird part for sale on Ebay. I have only heard of one 3 speed manual shift Vette. It was a green 68 Vert / 327 that an old lady Professor drove around Statesboro @ Ga. Southern College in 68 - 70. Strangely...I saw a green / 3 speed Vert for sale a few months ago in Savannah, Ga.....which is only a few miles from there. Even after almost 40 years....it had to be that same car.
welll there are two things going on there
fist its a 68 shift console which is hard enough to find, second its the 3 speed shift pattern plate, which i have never actually seen before
Ive got half a mind to buy it just for grins and giggles
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From: YANKEES UNIVERSE 70 454-LS5 500 ft-lbs Torque
Originally Posted by sweethence
welll there are two things going on there
fist its a 68 shift console which is hard enough to find, second its the 3 speed shift pattern plate, which i have never actually seen before
Ive got half a mind to buy it just for grins and giggles
fist its a 68 shift console which is hard enough to find, second its the 3 speed shift pattern plate, which i have never actually seen before
Ive got half a mind to buy it just for grins and giggles
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From: Huntersville NC
Originally Posted by TonyQT
That is one RARE part and going for very cheap money!
come to think of it... there are probably a couple hundred of those plates around somewhere (mostly in landfill) because most of the 3 spd cars were probably converted to 4spds many years ago.... which makes the real 3spd survivor even more rare!
