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{M13 Top loader} Does this sound familiar to anybody???????/
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The heavy duty 3 speed was a ford toploader, at least in some models. Not sure about stock in a 69 bird. My friends 66 goat has one. They a supposed to be indestructible.
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I pulled one out of a '68 350 coupe.
1968 400 Coupe, verdoro green, black vinyl top, auto
1969 GTO Judge coupe, Carousel Red, manual
1971 Trans Am, cameo white, auto
1970 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible 350-4(driver), Fire Red, white top, auto
1972 Buick GS Stage 1, Royal Blue, black vinyl top, auto
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My brother had a 69 that he bought new. He ordered it with the three speed on the floor because he was told the insurance was cheaper. He had to put a clutch in it years later and he noticed it had Ford stamped on it.
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I was on this site last night { http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/483098/1 } and ran across this and I was totally dumb founded & surprised to see a Ford 3 speed tranny in a survivor original 69 Trans Am.. I have never ever heard of such a thing..  The pics are around page 4...
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That is amazing - never would have thought. Some great cruise night trivia for the boys.
Mark
68 Firebird 350 auto (sold)
70 Trans Am RAIII 400 4-speed (sold)
2011 Challenger SRT8 IE392 6-speed (sold)
2017 Challenger Hellcat
1966 Dodge Coronet 440
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I believe all the GTO's and Firebirds with a 3-speed manual used the M-13 Dearborn produced Ford trans.
The standard trans in the 69-71 Judge was a 3-speed too, just like in the 1969 Trans Am. In 1971, the 455HO was the standard (and only) engine for The Judge, and the base transmission was still the 3-speed manual. Only eleven 1971 Judges were ever built with the 3-speed.
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I'm pretty sure only the heavy duty 3 speed was the ford toploader. It was an option beyond the base 3 speed whic was probably a saganaw.
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Base was a sag, heavy duty was a dearborn...
69 RA III T/A Auto
69 Sprint vert 3speed ( sold to a new home)
69 350 coupe ( new home in Denver)
69 350 HO 4spd
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