70 Chevelle Muncier shifter bench or bucket seat?

[P.J.]

I agree with Rick We discussed this before.
PJ

[Mr70]

I think Rick Cell is right,there were only two designs used.Looking at a few local equipped Chevelles,as well as parts books,here is what I believe they did.
Regardless of engine,the 3 & 4-speed 1968-72 Bucket seat console AND NO Console equipped Chevelle/Elco/MonteC used Muncie shifter #3973867 which is stamped on the shifter foot itself,but Chevrolet parts books see this as shifter #3973866...(GM has history of doing this with parts in the past.Like the 1970 Malibu Tail Lenses,Flywheels and Ignition Coils.The actual manufacturered part itself will show a one digit difference,be it up or down,from what GM parts books & boxes actually callout for.)...The 1970-72 3 & 4-speed equipped,(1968-69 were different),Chevelle/Elco/MonteC Bench seat applications used Muncie #3973864,which is stamped on the shifter foot,yet the parts books call out for #3973865.This is also compared and noted in the AIM.

Why some shifters say MUNCIE along with a part #,and others are void of one or both,is a good question.Could they be over the counter issued,Saginaw only or later service parts?

[SuperNovaSS]

I believe Muncie one say Muncie while Saginaw ones do not have the stamping.


Jason

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Rick,

Do you have the Nova part numbers and applications?

[Mr70]

Muncie shifter #3920248 used on:
*1968-70 Chevy II 3 Spd.Heavy Duty & w/o Floor console.
*1971-72 Nova 3 Spd w/floor shift.
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*1968 Chevy II w/4 Spd & Floor shift.
*1969-70 Nova 4 Spd,but NO Floor console.
*1971-72 Nova 4 Spd.


Muncie shifter #3934288 used on:
*1967-68 Camaro 3 Spd.w/floor shift.
*1968 Chevy II 3 Spd. w/floor console.
*1969-71 Nova 3 Spd. w/floor console.
*1969 Camaro 3 Spd. Heavy duty.
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*1967-68 Camaro 4 Spd.w/floor shift.
*1969-70 Nova 4 Spd. w/floor console.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Thanks!

[3macs1]

You guys keep forgetting the Big chevys had muncies also and they probally get more confused with chevelle shifters than any others.Here is chevelle/impala console and bench pretty easy to see why they get mixed up.I have seen more impala handles less part numbers than with one. Also just because a handle does not say muncie on it does not garantee it was not originally installed on one.We have seen over the counter replacements plain and quite a few on caprices for some reason plain but all had muncies.

[ORIGLS6]

The one on the far right looks like what was in my bench seat '68 Chevelle, and the same as the one I mentioned here earlier.