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Did Chevrolet ever offer a floor-shifted 3-speed for big cars? Or was the standard transmission for the SS 427 in 1967-68 a column-shifted 3-speed? Thank you!

ADDENDUM: 1969 too!

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Old 08-05-2018, 04:44 AM
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I believe the code for the 3 spd HD trans was MC1 ( same shifter body as the Chevelle 3 spd floor shift)
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No floor shift 3 speeds. The base equipment in the SS427 (every big block actually) was the M13 Special 3 speed, column shift. In a situation where the car had a console, the console had a blockout plate covering the area where the shifter would have been.
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So where did Lee get his info?
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I'm not sure where Lee got his info, but Steve is spot-on. No floor shifter 3 speed manual trans applications on the big car. Chevelle, Nova and Camaro only. Donny
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I'm not sure where Lee got his info, but Steve is spot-on. No floor shifter 3 speed manual trans applications on the big car. Chevelle, Nova and Camaro only. Donny
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Thanks for posting. Personally, I'd be careful when posting stuff that isn't a document, even if documents can be wrong too.

For example, the 1968 Pontiac brochure shows 3-speed on the column for GTOs, but other brochures show it on the floor. Factory docs show none built on the column.
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Lee's info probably reflects some combination of just all Impala or 427-equipped Impalas

Which must be differentiated from the SS427 'package' car.

Impala's are super-confusing with the 427 being available in the base Impala

Then the Impala SS having the 427 engine as an option.

Then the SS427 'package' available on the Impala - though I don't think Impala appears anywhere as a nameplate on that car, just SS427. I stand to be corrected on that point...

There were three such cars lined up at MCACN last November - base Impala with 427, Impala SS optioned with 427 and an SS427...all very cool cars.

P.S. - if you ever get a chance to actually eat Impala, go for it. The meat melts in your mouth and is one of the most delicious things I've ever eaten.
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But according to Steve, there was no floor shift at all for 3-speeds.
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