Hello all I am new to the forums and I am looking at buying a 72MC with SBC and 3 speed manual transmission, I am asking is that normal? I looked under neath there and it looks as though someone made their own 3rd pedal?

 

It should be a 4 speed in there.As far as i know there weren't ant three speeds offered.

 

Actually it was a 3 on the tree.... Weird right??

 

4 speed was discontinued in 72. You could only get a 3 speed.

3 speed manual or a 2 speed auto if you have the 2 barrel 350. The 4 barrel 350 as well as the 402 & 454 offered that year got a 3 speed auto only. Not long after, GM stopped offering manuals at all.

4 speeds weren't used again until the 3rd gens came out in 78, which is also when the manual 3 speed came back out on the V6 models.

 

I thought you could still get the 4 speed with the 454 in 73?I remember seeing one never ask the guy if it was original.
I know I never seen a three on the tree in them.Or any with a 2 speed auto except drag cars with glides.

 

I'll double check. I've seen a brochure for models in 72 that said "Sorry, no 4 on the floor" since GM was trying to rebrand the Luxury Coupe style. Far as I know it stuck for a few years past.

 

I know back then you could order cars with some options they normally didn't come with too.

 

I actually bought a 72 Monte Carlo with a 3speed on the tree and had it moved to the floor .

 

my dad had a 71 monte with a 3 on tree factory one owner car. it got 21 mpg on the road. this was in 77. he payed $500. for it had 15,000. on it.