Re: [Amc-list] 232 with standard trannie

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

Must have been a Chevy guy telling you that! Just like all other US cars, there weren't as many manual trans models sold as autos from about the mid 60s on. Prior to about 66 the three speed manual was dominant over the auto. 232s got every type of transmission AMC ever offered behind it. Never got a five speed, as the 232 was dropped before AMC offered five speed manuals, but did get the SR4 four speed. Last 232 was made in 1979, 1978 was the first year for the SR4 four speed option. You can stick a T-5 behind one, or anything that a 258 or 4.0L has been bolted to. 

I can only thing of one engine ever used in an AMC that you couldn't get a manual transmission with. That was the 55-56 Packard V-8 used in the big Nash and Hudson models. They were all equipped with Packard Ultramatic auto trans, no manual option. 

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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:37:54 -0500
From: "KENT ANDERSON" <65marlin327@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Why does it seem there are rumors going around that the 232 only came with an automatic stuck up against it?  Someone recently made a comment at a local cruise that the 232 NEVER came with standard transmission.

Well, my first car was a brand new '65 Classic 770 convertible, fresh off the show-room floor, and it was a 232 with three-on-the-tree.  Was that supposed to be some kind of rare bird??  What's the story, here?

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