59 4 speed question
- Thread starter Roger M.
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No, only manual transmission.
Roger,
A lot of those 59's were ordered as 4 speeds but got shipped as 3 speeds because BW couldn't keep up. One thing you can look for is the backup light switch, feel on the top of the steering column , sometimes the person or dealer making the switch would either forget or not bother to remove that switch. If if was a factory 4 speed. That switch won't be there.
A lot of those 59's were ordered as 4 speeds but got shipped as 3 speeds because BW couldn't keep up. One thing you can look for is the backup light switch, feel on the top of the steering column , sometimes the person or dealer making the switch would either forget or not bother to remove that switch. If if was a factory 4 speed. That switch won't be there.
Wouldn't the 3 spd have a columm shift and the 4 spd not?
The hole in the floor is the other thing to check to see if its factory, the 4 speeds are very rare in 59. Date codes on transmission OK if original? Driveshaft would have been cut if it was a non OD 3 speed, not many things to check for originality. Pictures of a restoration showing that hole in the floor and the original 4 speed steering column (I am assuming this is a restored car).
Is it expensive- priced as a rare 4 speed?
Is it expensive- priced as a rare 4 speed?
poison ivy
Well Known Member
Look at dash for knuckle marks, at the end of shift throw.
What was your findings?
I also recall that 1959 4-speed cars have special seat track stops. This was due to the fact that the 59 T-10 was only drilled for the Corvette shifter location. So, if you had an Impala with the 4-speed, and you moved the seat up, you were probably going to have trouble with 2nd and 4th gears.
Ross
Ross
While looking into the transmission issue, I found that the interior color had been changed, so that coupled with the questionable transmission made me back out of buying the car