67 Impala SS396 3 speed on the column?

[Jonesy]

168677J254878 VIN

Cowl tag

05B
67 16867 JAN 1101
TR 844 B F1 PAINT
W

Doing this for a friend, says its an Impala Convertible SS 396 with three on the tree??
PS, PB no a/c

Was there ever such a combination? If so, any idea on how many where made?

I think I have the tag decoded, just wondering about how rare this beast is.

[mockingbird812]

I'll bet that was the default set up for that car and probably more common than you think. Options would then be th400 or Muncie 4 speeds.

[Dog427435]

Model 16867 2 Dr SS Conv
8504 US 43 Canada total 8547

total big car

L-35 396" 61945
3 spd - 117318
PB - 343284
PS - 925000

[bigchevydaddy]

The General did some strange things that make you scratch your head....

I recently looked at a '66 Caprice with a 3-on-the-tree and console gauges. Buckets and console, but the console plate was smooth where the shifter would have been. Can't have been many of those either!

BCD.

[SS427]

VERY, VERY rare indeed. I have only ever seen one for sale and one in a car. At one time I had the blank top plate and have no idea where it went. I also had a flat console end plate vs the triangular one used when I believe you ordered the 8-track or Multiplex unit. Maybe during the move it will show up.....

[camarojoe]

I always wondered if it would be possible to order a console without ordering a floor shift. Was this exclusive to the 66 Caprice/Impala 3 speed stick, or could it be had with an automatic column shift too? Were gauges mandatory, or would it have also been possible to order a console with absolutely nothing on it but 2 blank plates? (that would be even weirder looking!) Any other Chevy's offered this way, or was it a 1966 only thing? Pretty sure the 69 Camaro ordering info specifically states that a console is only available with a floor shift, but I'm just going by memory on that... I do know a 3 speed manual column shift was standard.