T-Handle Shifters
Short answer: Yes. 1967 automatics (including the 400) used a T-handle with the button inside the T. 1968 automatics used a T-handle with a button that wraps around the top and sides. For 1969, THM-equipped cars switched to a simulated-walnut round knob (button on top), and a T-handle was used only on the 2-speed automatic.
The differences between automatic types were in the linkage mechanism, not the handles. All years had the early “bird” emblem in the pushbutton. The 1969 2-speed shifter was new — it let you speed-shift without skipping a gear (lean the knob right and it detents at the next position, a poor-man’s Dual-Gate).
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