Rusty wrench

Hi, I have been looking for a 68 or 69 convertible for a while and finally ran across one ( it actually found me ) a 68 cutlass s convertible. It is a abandoned restoration project that was about 1/2 way along ( owner died 15 years ago and has been sitting in storage since). I found out through a neighbor of mine. Anyway most everything is there except the block, tranny, and hood. so it will never be a #s matching car. The wife says the car was a 4 speed and to me it looks like a factory 4 speed car, but looking on the web I cant find any 4 speed convertible cars that aren't 442's? is a cutlass convertible 4 speed rare? any Idea how to find out how many were made with 350 / 4 speed in 68 ? also would it have had a munci ? Thanks for any info

joe_padavano

That's because all the Cutlass convertibles have been turned into 442 clones...

A manual trans in an Olds is relatively rare in any case. I had a cousin who owned a four speed 1968 Cutlass that he bought brand new.

Rusty wrench

QUOTE=joe_padavano;743303]That's because all the Cutlass convertibles have been turned into 442 clones...
That is true, any one have any numbers on 4 speed convertibles in 68? which Muncie would it have had m20,21,22 ???

1969w3155

M22 was only available in '71, M21 only in 3.91 or 4.33 geared cars, otherwise M21.

jdana24

Mine is a restored #'s matching 1968 Cutlass S convertible, painted in the original color Ivory, that came from the factory with a 3 speed manual. The car currently has a Muncie M21-4 speed in the car for driveability, however, for originality I kept the 3 speed which I keep in the garage.

wmachine

To answer your question, no. No way to know how many Cutlass (or any other non-442) came with 4-spds. Any that did would have been mated to 350s.
I have figures from '67 and '70 to make some comparisons, though.

In '67: 11381 442s had 4-spds. About 1,000 more 4-spds made it into non-442s. 918 442s had 3-spd manuals. About 1,000 more 3-spd manuals (M14 floor shift) made it into non-442s.

In '70: 4996 442s had 4-spds. Surprisingly about 4300 more 4-spds made it into non-442s. 413 442s had 3-spd manuals. About 1415 more 3-spd manuals (M14 floor shift) made it into non-442s.