Column shifter with buckets
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Column shifter with buckets
Just wondering how oddball of a combo it is to have a column shift with factory buckets (A51)? Was it not always a console shifter if you had buckets unless ordered otherwise?
Still debating on switching from my blown TH350 to a M20... mine is like above with the column/buckets, and thought it might give ppl to chat about at car shows or something. But if it is not uncommon... then it does not really matter. My TH350 is blown anyway, and have not confirmed if the original trans yet or not.
Still debating on switching from my blown TH350 to a M20... mine is like above with the column/buckets, and thought it might give ppl to chat about at car shows or something. But if it is not uncommon... then it does not really matter. My TH350 is blown anyway, and have not confirmed if the original trans yet or not.
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And here I always thought column shift cars automatically got bench seats, since most if not all the pics I have seen so far are column/bench and console/buckets.
Now I know through the grapevine that this car I have now was opted for the column with buckets specifically b/c that it what the good doctor wanted. Yes, our original family doctor, RIP. I never knew him, only his son, who is my current family doctor. Since I have no kids 'yet' (LOL)... my plan was to restore it, drive it of course, then possibly give it to either my current doc (or his kids) when I get older. Will perhaps give them memories of their grandfather/his father.
My only dilemma is thinking more about myself, and possibly putting in a 4-spd M20 or 5-spd b/c the auto is boring, or leaving as original thinking to the future.
Now I know through the grapevine that this car I have now was opted for the column with buckets specifically b/c that it what the good doctor wanted. Yes, our original family doctor, RIP. I never knew him, only his son, who is my current family doctor. Since I have no kids 'yet' (LOL)... my plan was to restore it, drive it of course, then possibly give it to either my current doc (or his kids) when I get older. Will perhaps give them memories of their grandfather/his father.
My only dilemma is thinking more about myself, and possibly putting in a 4-spd M20 or 5-spd b/c the auto is boring, or leaving as original thinking to the future.
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Just wondering how oddball of a combo it is to have a column shift with factory buckets (A51)? Was it not always a console shifter if you had buckets unless ordered otherwise?
Still debating on switching from my blown TH350 to a M20... mine is like above with the column/buckets, and thought it might give ppl to chat about at car shows or something. But if it is not uncommon... then it does not really matter. My TH350 is blown anyway, and have not confirmed if the original trans yet or not.
Still debating on switching from my blown TH350 to a M20... mine is like above with the column/buckets, and thought it might give ppl to chat about at car shows or something. But if it is not uncommon... then it does not really matter. My TH350 is blown anyway, and have not confirmed if the original trans yet or not.
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