Original owner factory paint '65 Corvette refresh

**Lynn** · #1 05-02-2023, 04:58 PM

So, in 1965 the standard transmission was a 3 speed.

What was the last year the 3 speed was standard?

**napa68** · #2 05-02-2023, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Lynn

So, in 1965 the standard transmission was a 3 speed.

What was the last year the 3 speed was standard?

Yes, and it was 67 as I remember it.

**Big Block Bill** · #3 05-02-2023, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by napa68

Yes, and it was 67 as I remember it.

I believe 1969 was the last year you could get a 3 speed in a Corvette. A friend of mine, Bob Olson (he was the head Block machinist @ Pro Motor Engineering in Mooresville NC, formerly Motorsport Research) had a 1969 Riverside Gold 300 HP 3 speed, no options (other than an AM/FM radio) Coupe as a daily driver back in the late 1970's. I always gave him Sh** being a professional Racing Engine builder driving a 3 speed Corvette. He got it from his Uncle who purchased it new, He showed me the original paperwork (sales contract and if I remember correctly the window sticker to prove it). But that was a long time ago, and we all know how our memories ar. Bill

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