how many 68 chargers came 318 V8 with 3 speed manual trans w/shifter on column?

[Harper]

i was told only 3 68 chargers came with 318/3 speed on the column? can anyone verify or dispute this?
thanks

[F8-4life]

Sounds way to low off the top of my head.
I would say they made more.

[Harper]

thats my thoughts as well but a fella on facebook said they only made 3. I was just curious.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Whatever the numbers are, I'm sure it's low, but in this case low production numbers does not translate to desirable.

[Chad L. Magee]

No, that information is just not accurate.  I know of two of them up in SD sitting on a rural farm area and I seriously doubt that they are included in those numbers.  Ten years ago, I used to own a rough yellow version.  It was registered with Wayne Wooten of TDC before I traded it off.  Wayne had more than three of those (1968 Charger 318, 3-speed column manuals) registered back in 2006 when I got his handwritten reply on my car.  Dodge did not keep records on the 318, 3-speed column manual nor the /6 version from that year.  My best educated guess is probably 100 to 200 of those were made.  Maybe 25-50 are left in any condition.  Unfortunately, rarity does not always equal valuable.  It also must be desirable.  Not many find the 3-speed column manual desirable over a factory 4-speed floor mounted version.

[Harper]

Unfortunately, rarity does not always equal valuable.  It also must be desirable.  Not many find the 3-speed column manual desirable over a factory 4-speed floor mounted version.

no doubt. I was just curious. thanks

[F8-4life]

If I had to guess they probably made between 500-1000 of them and another run of similar numbers for slants.
A 3-speed is only available on the column and a 318 is a go to small block.
Nothing about that combo is strange if you look at it at from an economy buyer perspective in 1968.
I would be interested in whether they made more slants or 318s with a 3 sp.

[Chad L. Magee]

I would be interested in whether they made more slants or 318s with a 3 sp.

That is a good question.  I pondered the same thing with other Mopar people that I know and we never could reach a good answer either way...

[6bblgt]

the 3-speed manual column-shift transmission was the STANDARD transmission on the base V8 (XP29F8 * 318) & base /6 (XP29B8 * 225) 1968 Charger

an automatic (904) transmission was OPTIONAL: $206.30 for the 318 & $?? for the 225

there were around 2,300 U.S. spec. 1968 Chargers w/the 3-speed manual column-shift transmission

if one of the OPTIONAL 383s (383 2bbl/383 4bbl) were ordered a 4-speed manual (PP833) or automatic (727) must be ordered at additional cost

since there are < 1,000 Chargers w/225 & > 33,000 Chargers w/318, I'd bet there were more 318-3speed manual combo '68 Chargers

[John Milner]

If there was only 3 made I have one of them. 

[Harper]

 

the guy who told me that was on face book "mopar mike" i was curious as to
how many were manual transmissions?
how many were factory 4 speed manual and
how many were factory "floor mounted" 3 speed manual

but as some have stated there has to be more than 3. That number in a base unit was probably much higher

[Mytur Binsdirti]

the guy who told me that was on face book "mopar mike"   

Well that settles it, if it's on face book, it must be true. 

[Harper]

Well that settles it, if it's on face book, it must be true.  smilielol lol smilielol

noone said that. I was just telling you where that came from.

[A383Wing]

the guy who told me that was on face book "mopar mike"   

Well that settles it, if it's on face book, it must be true. 

yup...you can't post anything on the web that ain't true