Did chrysler make 4 spd cars with A/C???

[resq302]

I was always under the impression that if you got a manual trans car, you could not get factory installed A/C.     I just saw this car on ebay which says it came with factory A/C and it is a 383 4 spd car.  Thing that confuses me is the engine is painted orange like an HP car would be since this is a factory 4 spd but A/C car engines were painted turquoise.  Is this car even legit?  The build sheet is mostly covered over by undercoating also.

[Brock Samson]

 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Yes you absoultely could get a 4 speed & A/C....383 car only though.....currently have 5 in the registry


That car was on ebay in VT back in 11/05....new owner cleaned it up quite a bit & added the redlines...it was a color change to black back then as well

Heres the tag from the previous 11/05 ebay ad

[Dirt101]

yep, sold my 70 500, 383hp, 4 spd with air few years ago...

[6pkrunner]

Yes you absoultely could get a 4 speed & A/C....383 car only though.....currently have 5 in the registry


That car was on ebay in VT back in 11/05....new owner cleaned it up quite a bit & added the redlines...it was a color change to black back then as well

Heres the tag from the previous 11/05 ebay ad

The 330 horse 383 was available with A/C, but the 335 horse version was not supposed to have A/C. Ma was afraid that the free-revving 268/284 degree cam would allow the engine overrun the A/C unit.
When you ordered A/C in a runner or Bee it wasn't advertised but you got the 330 horse engine.

[resq302]

Ah ok.  I guess the orange engine threw me off too.  Never knew that about the a/c and the 4 spd.  Learn something new every day.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

yep, sold my 70 500, 383hp, 4 spd with air few years ago...

Love the stance on that badboy

[tan top]

yep, sold my 70 500, 383hp, 4 spd with air few years ago...

Love the stance on that badboy

                 mean looking charger 

[is_it_EVER_done?]

Actually out in the Southwest desert region, some cars got A/C's that were not supposed to be available. I believe that they were considered add on and not coded as A/C cars since the A/C was not functional from the factory (no compressor, lines, condenser, etc.), but they had A/C dashes, A/C heat boxes/blowers, and A/C firewalls but not A/C button controlls. All the other stuff was put on by the dealer.

I've had a few of these cars over the years as I won't consider owning a car without A/C (it gets over 115 here sometimes), so I have always sought out the A/C cars. I once even ran across a 440+6 Superbird that had, for all intents and purposes, factory A/C that even had the air cleaner modified for the compressor in a way that looked factory (correct raised edges, etc). Unfortunately I couldn't get close enough on price to buy it (dealership lot), but I've owned plenty of 4-speed big block cars over the years, and with only a couple exceptions, all had A/C.

I guess it's the Southwest deserts version of Mr. Norms cars, though not quite as rare since several dealers did it to increase sales.

[Charger1970]

Did chrysler make 4 spd cars with A/C???

Mine is a factory 4-speed A/C car. 

The 330 horse 383 was available with A/C, but the 335 horse version was not supposed to have A/C. Ma was afraid that the free-revving 268/284 degree cam would allow the engine overrun the A/C unit.
When you ordered A/C in a runner or Bee it wasn't advertised but you got the 330 horse engine.

First time I'd heard that, learn something everyday. Was that the same for 1970?

[1958300]

Not exactly what you were asking, but I have a 1969 Barracuda Formula S 340 4-speed convertible with factory A/C. So, yes, you could get high performance Mopars with a 4-speed and A/C right on up through 1974.

[Carl1]

Has anyone had/have a solid lifter car with A/C

[69CoronetRT]

So, yes, you could get high performance Mopars with a 4-speed and A/C right on up through 1974.

Pretty much the only exception was the 440/4 speeds...

[Chris G.]

A whopping 14 are registered with us in 1970. You could even get the A36 Performance Axle Package with the pistol grip and A/C. 

[72chargerSE]

1972 Charger SE 400 MAGNUM 4-Speed with A/C reporting for duty, Sir!

[moparguy01]

i saw a 73 charger 400 4 speed with a/c AND a sunroof. yes it was numbers matching, and will be restored by its current owner.

[Big Lebowski]

i saw a 73 charger 400 4 speed with a/c AND a sunroof. yes it was numbers matching, and will be restored by its current owner.

In '73 a Roadrunner GTX would only be a 440 auto, if you wanted a 4-speed, it was a 400 4-speed Roadrunner

[moparguy01]

i saw a 73 charger 400 4 speed with a/c AND a sunroof. yes it was numbers matching, and will be restored by its current owner.

In '73 a Roadrunner GTX would only be a 440 auto, if you wanted a 4-speed, it was a 400 4-speed Roadrunner

not sure why you quoted my post when saying that? i was talking about a 73 CHARGER not a roadrunner/gtx

[Big Lebowski]

i saw a 73 charger 400 4 speed with a/c AND a sunroof. yes it was numbers matching, and will be restored by its current owner.

In '73 a Roadrunner GTX would only be a 440 auto, if you wanted a 4-speed, it was a 400 4-speed Roadrunner

not sure why you quoted my post when saying that? i was talking about a 73 CHARGER not a roadrunner/gtx

  Just talking about how a 440 4 speed was hard to find for '73s Chargers, GTX's, etc.