What was the 1st year for a 6 speed in a vette?

[Deadlego]

What was the 1st year for a six speed in a corvette?? I have friend who told me that they have a 6 speed in there vette but its old then 1979. They will not tell me a year but they did tell it was factory. All I could find is a 1989 was the 1st year for a six speed. Now Im not sure if its manual or a auto, so it might be either. Im not sure.

 

[vetteboy86]

It is my belief that 89 was the first year for a six speed manual.

 

[Edmond]

I seem to remember that '89 was the first year of the 6 speed. Before that, it was the 4 and 4+3 units, IIRC.

 

[warren s]

The RPO MN6, ZF was introduced in1989.

Was also the year the annoying CAGS was intoduced.

 

[Deadlego]

Yea thats what I was thinking. So if the car is older then 79 then the shifter was aftermarket.....

 

[Tuna]

Yea thats what I was thinking. So if the car is older then 79 then the shifter was aftermarket.....

There are a lot of 5- and 6-speed conversion kits out there for older Vettes. A friend has a 5-speed Richmond in his '68 and it works very well. It's just not factory stock. 1989 was the first 6-speed manual Vette. The 4+3 was a 4-speed manual with a 2-speed automatic overdrive attached so it doesn't really count.

2006 is the first year for the 6-speed automatic.

 

[Hib Halverson]

(snip)

2006 is the first year for the 2-speed automatic.

OMG!
The Powerglide has returned??!!:confused

 

[gmjunkie]

OMG!
The Powerglide has returned??!!:confused

 

[Edmond]

For GM Junkie, it never went away...

 

[Deadlego]

well i found out today its a 2001 but it needs a BPMV and the EBCM so.... I need to talk to the owner and see whats the best price she can do for the car.

 

[Tuna]

OMG!
The Powerglide has returned??!!:confused

I've got to read my posts again after writing them. Fixed it.