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rare column shift??

10K views 15 replies 15 participants last post by  fairfax1000  
#1 ·
I was just fanning through my "Deals on Wheels" and I came across an ad for a 68 camaro with "original 2 speed powerglide and rare column shift". The 68 Camaro I bought has a 2 speed and a column shift. I want to go to a 350THM and a floor shift!! Is the column shift really that rare or are they just saying that?
 
#2 ·
I also have a column shift with a powerglide. I'd say they are rare, but probably because nobody wanted them! Most people paid a little extra for the floor shift and console.

I doubt that having a column shift makes a car more valuable. Six-cylinder cars are rare,too, but they aren't worth as much as a car with a desirable 8-cylinder engine.
 
#4 ·
what about a "three on the tree". my 67 was a three speed stick on the column ,now it's a 4speed floor shift,is that column worth any thing ,I'd like to change ir to a floor shift column to get rid of the shifter arm connection?

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#8 ·
A couple years ago at a swap meet I picked up a 69 dash cluster that had the center clock. Instead of having the 1 inch by 3 inch ribbed section at the bottom of the lens, it was clear and had the shift pattern for the column shift. I thought that was rare. Cluster with center clock but also column shift too with all the wiring still attached. Its the only 69 setup like that I have seen
 
#13 ·
My '67 2 barrel 327 was a column shift Powerglide with no console and bucket seats and deluxe interior. Kinda an oddball for whatever reason --and was a GM car for however long they kept them as a first owner. Really wierd.