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[bjsgear]

DID MY 59 VETTE COME WITH A SAGINAW TRANS OR A MUNCIE ?

 

[vintageracer]

DID MY 59 VETTE COME WITH A SAGINAW TRANS OR A MUNCIE ?

3 speed or 4 speed? Could it possibly be a Borg Warner also? I think some Corvettes around about 1960 used a B.W. T10.
David

 

[taylorsk8]

Digit 9&10 in your engine serial number (assuming original engine): vettefacts.com

• CQ: Three-speed manual transmission
• CR: Three-speed manual transmission with fuel injection
• CS: Three-speed manual transmission, high lift camshaft, and fuel injection
• CT: Three-speed manual transmission and dual four-barrel carburetors
• CU: Three-speed manual transmission, high-lift camshaft and dual four-barrel carburetors
• DG: Powerglide automatic transmission
• DH: Powerglide automatic transmission and fuel injection
• DJ: Powerglide automatic transmission and dual four-barrel carburetors

Cars with optional four-speed manual transmissions used the same engine code suffixes as cars with three-speed manual transmissions. The body number plate is located on the engine side of the cowl. Fisher Body Style Number 59-867 identifies a Corvette.

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[Corvetteplus]

saginaw 3 speed was the base transmission , april 1957 the four speed was released in option until 1962, 1963 was the introduction of the muncie M20 4 speed.