Three-on-the-Tree with 273 4/bbl?

Tonto7 said
OK, I'm an old fart and remember all this stuff. I bought a '65 Valiant V100 new, and the option list was like a Chinese menu. The Commando V8 was a $99 option over the base V8 (which I bought), and, yes, you could order it with a 3 on the tree. Everything was an option. Glove box light, backup lights, carpeting, bucket seats, all were individual order items....not like these days where everything is packaged. Ah, the good old days!

I should mention that the column shift mechanism is poor. Mine would drag out of 1st and get hung between neutral and 2nd. Ended up putting in a a tunnel kit and a Hurst shifter. Mine originally came with a crappy clutch disc....think it was 9¼"...car magazine said it shouldn't be used in anything more potent than a washing machine! Managed to get the dealer to put in the 10" Commando clutch for free.