Firebird with M/T and A/C 1968
Short answer: Factory literature says A/C (order #582) was not offered with a manual transmission on the 1968 Firebird — the A/C sales brochure lists it only with automatic, and the service manual’s radiator/rear-axle usage charts show no A/C for M/T V8s. Multiple original owners report being denied the combination when ordering.
There’s one conflicting source: a 1968 Pontiac Sales Album power-train chart (dated 8-10-67) shows certain 3-speed combos (engine codes 341/343/344/345 with a 3.23 axle) could be ordered with A/C, but not with the 3.55 axle, and not the 250 4-bbl (ZD) Sprint with 3.55. Summary across years: 1967 offered A/C on all but Ram Air (even Sprint), but only up to a 3.36 axle; 1968–69 didn’t offer A/C with the 400 manual, or with Sprints (auto or manual); a handful of 1969 Ram Air cars (and 32 T/As) had A/C. A documented M/T-with-A/C 1968 has not surfaced.
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