MonteCarLois Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Hey gang. Just a quickie. Did '71's ever come with a floor shift manual, but without buckets or a console? Inversely, could you order one with buckets and a column shift automatic? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichG Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Yes and Yes. The 4 speed could be ordered with a bench set, buckets without console or buckets with console. If you ordered buckets seats and did not order the console, the shifter (automatic) was on the column. I believe that is how Capri's 1971 SS454 car was ordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z204me Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Hey all... What about the 3 speed manual cars? I have only ever seen one 3 speed manual Monte in my life...it is a 70 with a bench seat and it has the shifter up on the steering column (3 on the tree). Has anybody ever seen... -) 3 speed manual with shifter on the floor? If so...what front seat did it have? How about a console? I think we all have discussed this in a different post...but if such a car exists...I am assuming the non-console car would get the 4 speed bench floor tunnel and the square shift boot. However...what if the 3 speed manual car had a console? I have NEVER seen a 68-72 Monte/Chevelle/El Camino console with a 3 speed shift pattern in it? Has anybody? It APPEARS that ALL 3 speed manual Monte's had the shifter ONLY on the steering column from the factory? Is this correct? Regarding the buckets and console...you could get them in a variety of configurations like Rich mentioned. Hope this helps out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS5 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Hey Rodney, I have seen a 1970 El-camino 3 speed on the floor with buckets and No console and had the square hump and a White shifter ball and a 3spd pattern on it. Muncie or not I cant remember but I would guess it was a Saginaw tranny.. Darren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichG Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Monte 3 speed was column shift only, could be ordered with bucket seats, could NOT be ordered with a console. Can't say about Chevelle or Elky but the 1970 Monte paper work is specifc about the 3 speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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