Dale, your 69 Nova is the first year the TH400 trans was avaialble as a regular production option RPO M-40 behind the solid lifter BB engines. The 68 Gibb COPO Novas were the firsts and paved the way for the introducton of this special trans in 1969. The trans was available in a number of vehicles including the Nova, Chevelle, Camaro and even Pass cars equipped with either the L78 or L72 engines. The trans had higher shift points and beefed up internals to handle the revs and torque of these engines. I don't know how many Novas got the auto, but it is safe to say there were certainly many more 4 spd cars made. BB L78 Novas are neat cars and have become more popular with collectors in the last year or so. Please consider joining National Nostalgic Nova and pay a visit to
www.stevesnovasite.com for lots of Nova discussion.
wilma
