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Old May 18, 2009 | 04:01 PM
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My '76 has a 4 speed with a wooden shift ****. I have seen other '76 Vettes with wood ***** as well. Was this a '76 thing only or did all these cars come with the black chrome and then were later changed out by the owner? The wood looks like walnut, which matches the door panels.

All I see in the catalogs are the chrome or black chrome *****. But then again, '76 is a bit of an odd year with the different steering wheel, etc. Just curious, I like the wood **** (doesn't get hot when I park the car in the sun..)

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Pretty sure all the wood is aftermarket additions, if I'm wrong I'm sure some one will correct me.
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It was an aftermarket item in the 70's and 80's. You can find one on ebay once in a while. For the automatics it came with the red sunburst logo.

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