1975 Monte Carlo

[Luvchevs]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

this is the first one i have ever seen with a column shift and swivel buckets

Me too, rare and unusual combo for sure!
Would much rather have the floor shift and console for sure!

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Luvchevs

Me too, rare and unusual combo for sure!
Would much rather have the floor shift and console for sure!

It might not be obvious to everyone, but that shifter is a ratchet type unit.

In other words, you can pull the shifter all the way back to hold L1, release, then push diagonally to slam into 2, and again into 3.

I didn't know this until after I had been racing for quite some time and a spectator pointed it out to me.

I still use that production shifter, with a B&M manual valve body. I prefer it over a reverse pattern manual shift, because you can brace yourself against the seat back as you are shifting (plus - I get to retain the production shifter).

This is the exact same interior that was in our Monte. When dad ordered the Chevelle he told them he wanted the same interior, with the black/grey vinyl herringbone weave, swivel buckets, gages (including tach), floor shift and console.

In fact - had we not bought that Monte Carlo - my Chevelle probably would be a '73 SS, rather than a base Malibu in '74.

K