1965 Press Release & Photo

[Geoff C.]

Love this HAT

[Wayne K.]

Re: 1965 Press Release & Photo

The power teams I would guess would be 8 engine/trans combo's:

327/250HP manual/auto
327/300HP manual/auto
327/350HP manual/auto
327/365HP manual
327/375HP manual

[John H.]

Re: 1965 Press Release & Photo

Would have to have been seven if that was their rationale, as the 327/350hp was only available with a 4-speed.

[Wayne M.]

8 early power teams (ie power trains)

By the time the showroom brochure was printed, there were 8 combinations of transmission and engine (sum of the vertical tramsmission column).

This assumes that 3-speed could only be ordered on the base 250hp engine, and not the L75 300-hp option. This was NOT the original intended case, as the 1965 New Product Manual and the Chevy Service News (Sept '64 edition) -- 1965 New Product Features, shows 3-speed with L75, which would make 9 power "team" possibilities (count below).

Below is a scan of the New Product manual -- note the early horsepower figures; this leads me to believe your 8 power teams was a revision at final product release.

[Wayne M.]

Addendum -- the more I look ....

Should mention that the NCRS C2 Spec Guide shows NO 3-spd w/L75; but the NCRS '65 TM&JG implies that the "HF" engine code (L75, 300hp) is possible with "manual" transmissions (not like L79, 76 and 84, which require 4-speed).

Then, to complicate further, Tech Service Bulletin April 2, 1965 shows "HF" code as valid for "3 or 4 speed".

So I ask; has anyone seen a 3-speed trans coupled with a HF block ?