446acuda
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You could rebuild one in less time than an A833 FWIW
Did not realize 3 speeds were avail. in E bodies..............
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Bobzilla
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Does anybody know if there was ever an E body with a manual 3 speed on the column (or 4 speed for that matter)? I have never seen or heard of one, but this thread reminded me of an all original 68 Dodge Charger with 318 and 3 speed manual on the column that was on eBay some years back. I never new they offered a manual on the column in those either, and now I am wondering about these.
NoCar340
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I can't say I've seen one, but the parts to build one certainly exist. There was a '74 Charger dragged out of a garage here years back that was a 318 with the bolt-action shifter. It was supposedly the only '74 SE so equipped, but it wasn't unheard of in '71-'74 B-bodies. Those cars are extremely similar in construction to the Challenger/Cuda, with the main steering column difference being the longer "crush can" used on the E-bodies, although the '73-'74 B-bodies also had a rag joint in the shaft due to the rubber-isolated K-member.
Similar almost across the board-
3 speed manual was "standard" on almost everything.
IIRC a 4 speed was around a $25 option but an auto was close to $100.
...and 1971 was the first year you could get a floor shift manual transmission in a small block B body.
3 speed manual was "standard" on almost everything.
IIRC a 4 speed was around a $25 option but an auto was close to $100.
...and 1971 was the first year you could get a floor shift manual transmission in a small block B body.
Actually all pre-1971 small block B body cars with a manual were column shift.
...and hence no 4 speed small block cars.
Sounds like a cray rule but it is what it is.
1WildRT
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Yeah, that's the weird thing, I've parted a bunch of 318 70-71 E bodies back when they were cheap & most had the 7 1/4 but for some reason the slanty cars seem to get the 8 3/4.....
R4Sedan
Larry
Yes, everything was manual in that car. It only had heat and a/m radio. Also came with the 7 1/4 rear.
It was pretty B-5 White top and white interior.
It was originally ordered by a Lady that worked at USF. I she was supposedly very cost minded. That's why she ordered it with the six and basically no options.
oldmopardude
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My first charger bought in Phoenix in June 1974 was a 318 with the manual three on the tree. green all around, factory A/C ,P.S. and power brakes.
drove it back to nebraska and ran great!
$400.00 Bucks!
drove it back to nebraska and ran great!
$400.00 Bucks!
pishta
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I leaned to shift a Mopar 3sp behind a 6 in a 71 Duster when I was 6. Sat between the parents on the bench (no seat belt!) and I shifted when I was told. Reverse N pattern
Are your eyes failing you? Both pictures in post one show the two mounts on the side of the transmission. That should tell you it's an e-body or a 71 to 74 b-body.
oldmopardude
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you clearly didn't read my second post, did you?
An auto shop teacher I had back in about 1975 had a 66 or 67 442 that he bought new and maintained perfectly (it was all stock). It was a 3 spd on the floor. We asked him why he didn't get a 4 spd. He said, "Boys, 4th gear cost $100". Turned out the 3 spd was standard and the 4 spd was a $100 option. 
He was a super nice guy.
He was a super nice guy.
1WildRT
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In 64 when the 442 came out the only transmission offered was a 4 speed...An auto shop teacher I had back in about 1975 had a 66 or 67 442 that he bought new and maintained perfectly (it was all stock). It was a 3 spd on the floor. We asked him why he didn't get a 4 spd. He said, "Boys, 4th gear cost $100". Turned out the 3 spd was standard and the 4 spd was a $100 option.
He was a super nice guy.
442 = Four Barrel Four Speed & Dual Exhaust
In 65 that changed am Olds offered an automatic....
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