4 speeds in monte carlo's?

[69LM1]

I agree that the 402's are ripe for a skyrocket in pricing. In fact, they are already jumping up. I am assuming that the stated 500 prod nummber is for 4 speeds? I am sure that there were many more than 500 402's made. Here are the prod numbers from firstgenmc:

1970
Total Production:
Sport Coupe 142,153
SS 454 Package 3,823
Total Monte Carlo Production 145,976

Automatic Level Control (SS only) 3,823
330 hp Turbo-Jet 400 V8 (actually 402 ci) 7,456
360 hp Turbo-Jet 454 V8 (SS only) 3,823
3-Speed Manual 545
4-Speed Manual 1,428

1971
Total Production:
Sport Coupe 126,681
SS 454 Package** 1,919
Total Monte Carlo Production 128,600

300 hp Turbo-Jet 400 V8 (actually 402 ci) 8,633
355 hp Turbo-Jet 454 V8** 1,772
3-Speed Manual Transmission 280
4-Speed Manual Transmission 349



All data courtesy of
http://www.firstgenerationmontecarlo...nnumbers.shtml

Rich

[69LM1]

Ooops, forgot to add, for the conspiricy theorists out there:
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* Excludes 16,003 units listed as Canadian imports.
** Why are the SS-454 and 454 production numbers different here? There are a lot of crazy rumors that there were SS cars that did not come with 454 engines. Our stand here at the FGMCC is that the other 147 cars are Canadian built 454's which were not added to the total of 454 engines, but were added to the total number of SS454 cars built.
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