[Old Blue 66]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hamlin

Made for each other

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Nice 66!

[400 4spd.]

Automatics have their place.

Four speeds forever!

[Old Blue 66]

Originally Posted by Norwood

Paul on a car that is not a daily driver the 4 speed is the way to go, its just a better driving experience. You know how I am one of those "stock" guys but I have considered putting a 5 sp in the T/A just to bring the rpms down at Highway speeds. I don't care what its worth I'm going to drive it and shift it and enjoy it till they won't let me anymore.

Whats your thought on driving around here Craig? With a 4 speed? Im sure since yo know me, the car is an A Body.

[The Champ]

FWIW - even my wife insisted on a 4spd in her Camaro...

I learned how to drive in a car with a stick. I taught my wife how to drive in a car with a stick. My daughter learned how to drive in a car with a stick.

An automatic would be a deal breaker for me on an vintage performance car.

[A.W.Dille]

Myself I prefer a manual trans, street or track. My GTO was my daily driver and weekly racecar for years but have had several with automatics and still have a couple of automatics, my 78 Chevy pick-up and my 85 Grand Prix. The truck gets driven pretty well daily as my left knee won't handle pushing a clutch all the time anymore. Plus my wife can't drive a manual. Besides there is nothing better than hearing someone go through the gears that knows how to shift.

[72projectbird]

I have a ST10 455 combo in my 71. It sure is fun. The torque from that 455 running through a 4 speed is something that can not be re-created anywhere else. But It does have its downsides. Traffic is a killer. I live in a small town, so its not really a huge deal, but it still sucks. Plus people ride up your ass at a redlight, so dont let your car roll back when you take off.

Im 21 and my knee is always killing me when I drive it. I do have a Centerforce Dual Friction clutch, so it is stiffer then stock.

Im taking it out and going with a TH350. Its for the best, and since Im going with a Turbo LS1 in the near future, it'll work out great.

Now... If I was buying a 5.0, it would be a stick. Hydro clutchs are nice and easy on your leg.

[marxjunk]

i have 1 AUTOMATIC CAR I WANT TO FINISH..A 68 CUTLASS RAGTOP...

everything else i have are manual cars, or being converted to manual trans..

i owned a 71 GTO 400 3 speed...and stop light to stop light..it was hard to beat...unless ya had a lot of gears or motor..it all just worked..3.23 posi etc..i beat on that thing every single chance i got..id torture it nightly and get up and drive it to work in the morning wityh no issues...except it kept braking left rear wheel lugs..i finally put racing studs on it and that stopped..i loved that old turd..and wish i had it back...


My daily is an auto...and i would never consider a stick driver...but all my toys are manuals or will be a manual...

now im stuck on bench seat 4 speed rubber floor mat cars....gotta have em...i mean just gotta..( i may have a problem)

the only reason im doing the cutlass as an auto, is because its a bucket seat car...and i want a grocery getter that i can just roll the top back, turn up the 8 track..and roll....

[J GLASGO]

I like automatics................. recommend them to all the ladies I know!

[scorpio ps]

Originally Posted by arbys

When it comes to cars of the 60's and 70's automatics don't even enter my mind. To me there's nothing cooler than driving a 4 speed convertible in the summertime. Many times I don't even have the radio on 'cause I'm hearing the sounds of motor as I'm running through the gears. That doesn't happen with an automatic.

My sentiments. Who wants to hear a radio from one speaker. The growl is the sound of choice for me.

[The Boss]

I like (& own) them both but given the choice it would be a 4spd any day - although in some cases they come in 3, 5 & 6 spds.

[brut4s]

Originally Posted by tom s

REAL muscle cars have 3 pedals!PERIOD!Tom

X 3

[Lemans64]

4spd standard trans here, love to drive through the gears, But it can be nasty when driving in the city at rush hour going 5mph. More so if it has lumpy cam and does not like low rpm. But I wouldn't have it any other way.

[71GP76TA]

I have both depending on my mood and what type of driving.

'70 T/A - 4 speed
'67 GP - 4 speed
'70 Z/28 - 4 speed
'63 Corvette - 4 speed
'69 Chevelle SS396 - Automatic
''67 Coupe Deville - Automatic

I guess I like 4 speeds a little more.

[george kujanski]

I drove my Lemans Sprint as my onlytransportation for years back then, never got old, at least here in flatland. A 5 speed mod made it even more fun, i wouldn`t have an auto for a muscle car.

My son has a Mazda 6 sped for a daily and a ws6 TA for a fun car. He only wants to drive manuals.
It boils down to personal preference...manuals for me in a fun car.

George

[nytrainer]

I'd have to side with the manual crowd (even my wife demanded a stick in her GXP) BUT I will say I had great fun in a friend's Ferrari with an automatic (paddle shifters).

[T.Weber]

Me, I'll always take a stick over an automatic. I was raised in the bay area with nothing but hills on the surface streets and you better damn well know how to drive a stick in the bay area. If your vehicle rolls back 3" you're going to bump the car behind you. My commute vehicle was a 65 stick shift Chevy C 10 my 31 mile commute would take me 2 hours on the way home. Move 4 feet, clutch in and stop. move 3 feet, clutch in & stop for 30 miles. My current daily driver is a 2002 PT Cruiser with a stick 231,000 miles and still commuting 60 miles round trip to work & back but I now live in the central valley, hills are nonexistent and traffic is pretty much nonexistent a real cake walk for a commute.
For me a muscle car isn't a muscle car unless it has a stick. But that's just my opinion. My 62 Catalina is a 4 SPD and a blast to drive I wouldn't give my stick up for anything.

[importsmasher]

Originally Posted by J GLASGO

I like automatics................. recommend them to all the ladies I know!

X2! My brother is a Mopar guy, and all of his cars have been automatics. I tell him "God created automatics so girls could drive too!"

Importsmasher

[SRR]

A stick car will always be worth more and more desirable that an auto car. I myself could care less if auto or stick. The last stick car I had was an M22, loved that sound and feel of that car.

[salem1912]

Originally Posted by importsmasher

X2! My brother is a Mopar guy, and all of his cars have been automatics. I tell him "God created automatics so girls could drive too!"

Importsmasher

I thought he created automatics so you could put your arm around your girl while driving.

[1967Tempest]

Originally Posted by Old Blue 66

I may have the chance to buy a super nice car (Im going to leave the car unknown because of who owns it) but its a 4 speed. Ive owned modern day stick cars (many of them) but never one from the glory days.

I guess my questions is this - has anyone ever moved from auto to 4 speed and how did you feel when you made the switch? I guess Im just used to an automatic and a bit afraid of how Ill like it if I were to buy the car.

Thoughts?

BUY IT!!!

Here is how my cars went..

1967 Tempest Coupe Hdtp
326 2 speed AUTO 2.56
Swapped to
400 2 speed AUTO 2.56
swapped to
400 TH350 AUTO 2.56
swapped to
400 4 speed Manual 2.56
swapped to
400 4 speed Manual 3.23
swapped to
400 5 speed Manual 3.23

Manual is better hands down!!

1967 Tempest 4 door wagon
326 2 bbl 2 speed AUTO 2.56
swapped to
326 4bbl 2 speed AUTO 2.56
swapped to
326 4bbl 4 speed Manual 2.56

4 speed wagon that gets 22 mpg consistently on the highway!! Get the 4 speed car and never look back!