[bigsixman]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WILMASBOYL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have never seen any big block Nova [L34or L78] with a 3spd manual tranny...it would be interesting to see window stickers showing the transmission choices. The only one we have is for a 1970 listing the optional M21.

The original owner of our 68 L78 car told me the dealer made him order the M22 tranny when he chose the L78 motor...of course this was 47 years ago...but, that is what he said.

I will check the docs on our 70 Canadian car and see what the original owner ordered...we have the sales order form.

Interesting stuff...wilma </div></div>

Wilma, a friend of mine in April 1970 was considering a black/black bench seat SS396 nova with a 350 hp motor and a 3 speed due to trying to keep the purchase price down. His parents did not like their son buying a Chevrolet, because they were high society in their opinion, so they helped him purchase a 1970 W-31 cutlass that cost about $800.00 more. The dealer tried to get him to purchase a loaded rally 350 cutlass that they had in stock, but he stuck to his guns and ordered a black/black W-31. The dealer notified him about 2 weeks later that Oldsmobile had stopped building the W-31 cutlass, so he specified the 350/310 hp motor with a turbo 350 trans and tried to get the rest of the car as close to the car that he originally ordered. He was still able to get the hood, gauges, and the
suspension, but the striping only came on the hood and he was unable to get the W-31 side striping. He mentioned to me that he could have ordered a 3 speed manual with that car too.