69 L-78 Chevelle SS Column Shft?

[sixt9rsx33]

Did Chevy produce any 69 SS Chevelle cars with a column shift?

Thanks

[Mr70]

Manual Trans.,no..Automatic yes,in both bench & bucket seats.
If you ordered the Auto Trans.,it would've started out on the steering column 1st.You had to pay an extra $53.75 if you wanted it on the floor w/console and then another $121.15 for the buckets too.Bench seats were std. equipment with the Super Sport pkg.
Bucket seats didn't mean it automatically came with a floor shift either.It woulda stayed on the column,unless you paid extra for the console/shifter.
But of the 1487 L-78 engines coded for an Auto Trans.,one can only extrapolate or "guesstimate" as to how many were column shifted vs. floor shifted.
Chevrolet & Fisher Body didn't keep accurate records,and none have been found yet to show exactly how many actually were.

[WILMASBOYL78]

Rick....so would the 3 speed Muncie have been the base tranny with a floor shift and the 4 speed an upgrade..??

[Mr70]

We're talking Big Block Super Sport so that's correct.The Muncie MC-1 heavy duty 3 spd. was the base M/T on the floor along w/benchseat and no console,so you had to pay extra if you wanted a 4 spd.,the console or the buckets too.

[sixt9rsx33]

Thank you.