View Poll Results: Gear box or automatic?
Gear box is best
69
74.19%
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24
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Automatic vs gear box
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 11,608
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From: Eustis ( Area 51 Bat Cave ) Fl
A friend asked me about how many early C3's had a stick/manual,
I really do not know and can't find it broken down like this by year,
Years 68-73 ....... auto
....................... manual
....... 74-79 ....... auto
......................... manual
......... 80-82....... auto
..........................manual
Many thanks for the help from you tech heads....
I really do not know and can't find it broken down like this by year,
Years 68-73 ....... auto
....................... manual
....... 74-79 ....... auto
......................... manual
......... 80-82....... auto
..........................manual
Many thanks for the help from you tech heads....
Safety Car
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From: Saskatchewan, Canada
Safety Car
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From: Saskatchewan, Canada
Aint nuthin like a good strong turbo 400 with a shift kit to snap your neck and chirp the rear tires grabbing 2nd off a light with very little effort. I more often than not shift my auto "manually", just for the control.And fun. I think I am also getting a little lazy in my old age. Bottom line...I just LOVE to drive my vette.
Good luck with your custom.
David
Good luck with your custom.
David
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,187
Likes: 7
From: Chetwynd B.C.
A friend asked me about how many early C3's had a stick/manual,
I really do not know and can't find it broken down like this by year,
Years 68-73 ....... auto
....................... manual
....... 74-79 ....... auto
......................... manual
......... 80-82....... auto
..........................manual
Many thanks for the help from you tech heads....
I really do not know and can't find it broken down like this by year,
Years 68-73 ....... auto
....................... manual
....... 74-79 ....... auto
......................... manual
......... 80-82....... auto
..........................manual
Many thanks for the help from you tech heads....
My Black Book says:
Year......M20........M21.....M22......M4 0Auto.....MX1 auto.....MM4 4 spd
1968....10,760....12,337.....80........5 ,063
1969....16,507....13,741....101........8 ,161
1970..... zero.......4,383......25........5,102
1971..... zero.......2,387.....130......10,060
1972......zero.......1,638.....zero..... 14,543
1973......zero.......3,704.....zer...... 19,927
Total Manual: 65,793...... Total Auto: 62,856
1974......nil.........3,494.....nil..... ....25,146
1975......nil.........1,057.....nil..... ....28,473
1976......nil.........2,088.....nil..... ....36,625
1977......nil.........2,060.....nil..... ....41,231
1978......nil.........3,385.....nil..... .......nil..........38,614
1979......nil.........4,062.....nil..... ........nil.........41,454
Total Manual: 16,146...... Total Auto: 211,543
1980......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............34,838.......5,72 6
1981......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............34,849.......5,75 7
1982......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............25,407.........ni l
Total Manual 11,483 Total Auto: 106,577
I know some of these numbes don't add up to
the total cars in production for the year but this
is what is shows in my black book. It should give
you some sort of idea anyway.
shmoky
Last edited by shmoky; Nov 24, 2009 at 09:24 AM. Reason: added Totals
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 2,387
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From: CA.
im 52 ,been driving a tractor trailer for 31 years and the last thing i want to do when out of my rig is shift. when driving my tractor i seldom even use the clutch and skip gears when able to. main thing i wanted was a BB. now 25 years ago it was different. my 70 BB was a stick.
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 11,608
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From: Eustis ( Area 51 Bat Cave ) Fl
My Black Book says:
Year......M20........M21.....M22......M4 0Auto.....MX1 auto.....MM4 auto
1968....10,760....12,337.....80........5 ,063
1969....16,507....13,741....101........8 ,161
1970..... zero.......4,383......25........5,102
1971..... zero.......2,387.....130......10,060
1972......zero.......1,638.....zero..... 14,543
1973......zero.......3,704.....zer...... 19,927
Total Manual: 65,793...... Total Auto: 62,856
1974......nil.........3,494.....nil..... ....25,146
1975......nil.........1,057.....nil..... ....28,473
1976......nil.........2,088.....nil..... ....36,625
1977......nil.........2,060.....nil..... ....41,231
1978......nil.........3,385.....nil..... .......nil..........38,614
1979......nil.........4,062.....nil..... ........nil.........41,454
Total Manual: 16,146...... Total Auto: 211,543
1980......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............34,838.......5,72 6
1981......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............34,849.......5,75 7
1982......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............25,407.........ni l
Total Manual ZERO Total Auto: 106,577
I know some of these numbes don't add up to
the total cars in production for the year but this
is what is shows in my black book. It should give
you some sort of idea anyway.
shmoky
Year......M20........M21.....M22......M4 0Auto.....MX1 auto.....MM4 auto
1968....10,760....12,337.....80........5 ,063
1969....16,507....13,741....101........8 ,161
1970..... zero.......4,383......25........5,102
1971..... zero.......2,387.....130......10,060
1972......zero.......1,638.....zero..... 14,543
1973......zero.......3,704.....zer...... 19,927
Total Manual: 65,793...... Total Auto: 62,856
1974......nil.........3,494.....nil..... ....25,146
1975......nil.........1,057.....nil..... ....28,473
1976......nil.........2,088.....nil..... ....36,625
1977......nil.........2,060.....nil..... ....41,231
1978......nil.........3,385.....nil..... .......nil..........38,614
1979......nil.........4,062.....nil..... ........nil.........41,454
Total Manual: 16,146...... Total Auto: 211,543
1980......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............34,838.......5,72 6
1981......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............34,849.......5,75 7
1982......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............25,407.........ni l
Total Manual ZERO Total Auto: 106,577
I know some of these numbes don't add up to
the total cars in production for the year but this
is what is shows in my black book. It should give
you some sort of idea anyway.
shmoky
This is a copy and paste into my files keeper...
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My Black Book says:
Year......M20........M21.....M22......M4 0Auto.....MX1 auto.....MM4 auto
1968....10,760....12,337.....80........5 ,063
1969....16,507....13,741....101........8 ,161
1970..... zero.......4,383......25........5,102
1971..... zero.......2,387.....130......10,060
1972......zero.......1,638.....zero..... 14,543
1973......zero.......3,704.....zer...... 19,927
Total Manual: 65,793...... Total Auto: 62,856
1974......nil.........3,494.....nil..... ....25,146
1975......nil.........1,057.....nil..... ....28,473
1976......nil.........2,088.....nil..... ....36,625
1977......nil.........2,060.....nil..... ....41,231
1978......nil.........3,385.....nil..... .......nil..........38,614
1979......nil.........4,062.....nil..... ........nil.........41,454
Total Manual: 16,146...... Total Auto: 211,543
1980......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............34,838.......5,72 6
1981......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............34,849.......5,75 7
1982......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............25,407.........ni l
Total Manual ZERO Total Auto: 106,577
I know some of these numbes don't add up to
the total cars in production for the year but this
is what is shows in my black book. It should give
you some sort of idea anyway.
shmoky
Year......M20........M21.....M22......M4 0Auto.....MX1 auto.....MM4 auto
1968....10,760....12,337.....80........5 ,063
1969....16,507....13,741....101........8 ,161
1970..... zero.......4,383......25........5,102
1971..... zero.......2,387.....130......10,060
1972......zero.......1,638.....zero..... 14,543
1973......zero.......3,704.....zer...... 19,927
Total Manual: 65,793...... Total Auto: 62,856
1974......nil.........3,494.....nil..... ....25,146
1975......nil.........1,057.....nil..... ....28,473
1976......nil.........2,088.....nil..... ....36,625
1977......nil.........2,060.....nil..... ....41,231
1978......nil.........3,385.....nil..... .......nil..........38,614
1979......nil.........4,062.....nil..... ........nil.........41,454
Total Manual: 16,146...... Total Auto: 211,543
1980......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............34,838.......5,72 6
1981......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............34,849.......5,75 7
1982......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............25,407.........ni l
Total Manual ZERO Total Auto: 106,577
I know some of these numbes don't add up to
the total cars in production for the year but this
is what is shows in my black book. It should give
you some sort of idea anyway.
shmoky
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My Black Book says:
Year......M20........M21.....M22......M4 0Auto.....MX1 auto.....MM4 auto
1968....10,760....12,337.....80........5 ,063
1969....16,507....13,741....101........8 ,161
1970..... zero.......4,383......25........5,102
1971..... zero.......2,387.....130......10,060
1972......zero.......1,638.....zero..... 14,543
1973......zero.......3,704.....zer...... 19,927
Total Manual: 65,793...... Total Auto: 62,856
1974......nil.........3,494.....nil..... ....25,146
1975......nil.........1,057.....nil..... ....28,473
1976......nil.........2,088.....nil..... ....36,625
1977......nil.........2,060.....nil..... ....41,231
1978......nil.........3,385.....nil..... .......nil..........38,614
1979......nil.........4,062.....nil..... ........nil.........41,454
Total Manual: 16,146...... Total Auto: 211,543
1980......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............34,838.......5,72 6
1981......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............34,849.......5,75 7
1982......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............25,407.........ni l
Total Manual ZERO Total Auto: 106,577
I know some of these numbes don't add up to
the total cars in production for the year but this
is what is shows in my black book. It should give
you some sort of idea anyway.
shmoky
Year......M20........M21.....M22......M4 0Auto.....MX1 auto.....MM4 auto
1968....10,760....12,337.....80........5 ,063
1969....16,507....13,741....101........8 ,161
1970..... zero.......4,383......25........5,102
1971..... zero.......2,387.....130......10,060
1972......zero.......1,638.....zero..... 14,543
1973......zero.......3,704.....zer...... 19,927
Total Manual: 65,793...... Total Auto: 62,856
1974......nil.........3,494.....nil..... ....25,146
1975......nil.........1,057.....nil..... ....28,473
1976......nil.........2,088.....nil..... ....36,625
1977......nil.........2,060.....nil..... ....41,231
1978......nil.........3,385.....nil..... .......nil..........38,614
1979......nil.........4,062.....nil..... ........nil.........41,454
Total Manual: 16,146...... Total Auto: 211,543
1980......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............34,838.......5,72 6
1981......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............34,849.......5,75 7
1982......nil...........nil........nil.. ........nil............25,407.........ni l
Total Manual ZERO Total Auto: 106,577
I know some of these numbes don't add up to
the total cars in production for the year but this
is what is shows in my black book. It should give
you some sort of idea anyway.
shmoky
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 11,608
Likes: 780
From: Eustis ( Area 51 Bat Cave ) Fl
Reviving this for a moment,
Does anyone sell a "kit" for adding a stick to the c3's?
After much thought on it all the only thing I know for sure is I want a tranny with overdrive....
Does anyone sell a "kit" for adding a stick to the c3's?
After much thought on it all the only thing I know for sure is I want a tranny with overdrive....
