In last month’s issue, This Guy’s Garage showcased one family’s collection of manual transmission A- and G-body cars, but that only scratched the surface of the cornucopia of emails we got from readers who owned similar cars. So we figured, why not run as many as we could here? Enjoy some manual-transmission goodness! Chip Palmore’s ’84 Cutlass. See the antique vehicle plates? They allow Chip to do whatever he wants to his car, so it’s got an LS1 and T-56 six-speed from an ’02 Trans Am. He says it runs low 13s at the track and gets 23 mpg.Chip Palmore’s ’84 Cutlass. See the antique vehicle plates? They allow Chip to do whatever Randy Richard’s ’84 Pontiac Grand Prix. He swapped the 305 for a 383 and added an A833 from an ’84 C10 truck, grabbing the truck’s clutch pedal and hydraulic master cylinder while he was at it.Randy Richard’s ’84 Pontiac Grand Prix. He swapped the 305 for a 383 and added an A833 fro Mike Yates works at Tower Manufacturing. This is his '79 Malibu with an original 267 V8* and T10 four-speed. He bought it for $1,500.Mike Yates works at Tower Manufacturing. This is his '79 Malibu with an original 267 V8* a Andy Birenbaum’s ’78 Malibu. It originally came with a V6 and an automatic, but he swapped in a 406 SBC and a Muncie M21.Andy Birenbaum’s ’78 Malibu. It originally came with a V6 and an automatic, but he swapped The Mailbu's interior. Kern Osterstock, one of the founding members of HO Racing, owns two four-speed El Caminos. The black ’78 has a 383 and an independent rear suspension from a C3 Corvette. The red ’83 has a built 454 with Arizona Speed & Marine electronic fuel injection and a Grand National rear axle.Kern Osterstock, one of the founding members of HO Racing, owns two four-speed El Caminos. Rick Bejarano’s ’84 Monte Carlo. Sporting a 502 big-block and a TKO-600 five-speed, it was built by Rick himself, who says the car is a blast to drive. He works at Metco Motorsports, makers of really nice control arms and LS engine accessories.Rick Bejarano’s ’84 Monte Carlo. Sporting a 502 big-block and a TKO-600 five-speed, it was Rick works at Metco Motorsports, makers of really nice control arms and LS engine accessories.Rick works at Metco Motorsports, makers of really nice control arms and LS engine accessor Check out the dog-dish hubcaps on Drew Perez’ ’84 Grand Prix. This is actually the merging of an’85 Cutlass with a rotten frame and the good body of the Poncho. Underhood is a 355 Chevy, a Muncie M21, and an 81⁄2-inch 10-bolt.Check out the dog-dish hubcaps on Drew Perez’ ’84 Grand Prix. This is actually the merging This is Paul Scott’s ’80 Malibu. His father special-ordered this car with a manual transmission, F41 suspension package, power windows, intermittent wipers, and a cloth interior—all the goodies of the era. In 2003, his father offered to let Paul keep the car if he restored it, which he has been doing at home as time and money allow.This is Paul Scott’s ’80 Malibu. His father special-ordered this car with a manual transmi Joe Matkowsky’s ’83 El Camino. It’s got a 350 crate engine and a Saginaw four-speed. “This is my ’79 Pontiac Grand Am I special-ordered. It has a 301, four-speed, and no A/C,” Dave Tuecke says.“This is my ’79 Pontiac Grand Am I special-ordered. It has a 301, four-speed, and no A/C,” Kern Osterstock, one of the founding members of HO Racing, owns two four-speed El Caminos. The black ’78 has a 383 and an independent rear suspension from a C3 Corvette. The red ’83 has a built 454 with Arizona Speed & Marine electronic fuel injection and a Grand National rear axle.Kern Osterstock, one of the founding members of HO Racing, owns two four-speed El Caminos. The red ’83 has a built 454 with Arizona Speed & Marine electronic fuel injection and a Grand National rear axle.The red ’83 has a built 454 with Arizona Speed & Marine electronic fuel injection and a Gr *The 267 is actually only the third smallest of the small-block Chevys. The runt of the litter is the 262, introduced in 1975, and the original 265 first seen in the ’55 Chevy is the second smallest Mouse. Mike Yates works for Kern at Tower Manufacturing. This is his ’79 Malibu with an original 267 V8* and T10 four-speed. He bought it for $1,500. By John McGann Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
