82 Vette
 

Hello all, im new to this forum... And I know you guys will probably laugh at me when i ask this question... Anyway, i was just wanting to know . Did they only make the 82 Vette as a automatic? or did they make them manual also?
Thanks.
Tara

RE: 82 Vette
 

from what I have read they only made autos that year....

RE: 82 Vette
 

Well, I've driven an '82 with a 4-speed, one the last C3s built in fact, but it was in the late 90s so who knows if it came that way from the factory? However, I checked several corvette spec sites and every one listed both auto and manual trans. available that year, such as this one:

http://www.automobilemag.com/am/1982...fications.html

and there are 82s for sale with manuals . . . .

http://www.corvettetraderonline.com/...ale/l1721.html

RE: 82 Vette
 

I have "The Complete Book of Corvettes" here and it states "Although, the price of the '81 Corvette had crossed the $15000 mark, 45,631 units were built. The '82 came only with automatic transmission. The Collector Edition featured cloisonne' emblems, special paint, and lift-up hatch."

Also check this site, at the bottom it states "Base Engine: 350ci V8 200hp - No Manual Transmission Was Available This Year."

http://www.idavette.net/facts/82.htm

I looked at the site you posted but I still don't think that a 4 spd was a factory option.

RE: 82 Vette
 

One last thing, the link to corvette trader is for an 82 that says manual in the top part of the listing, but, in the description it says automatic.

RE: 82 Vette
 

So they made a few of them manual , but not many? Thats what im guessing... Hmmm....

RE: 82 Vette
 

Lee's right, I didn't believe it until I looked at the Black book....NO manual transmissions.

RE: 82 Vette
 

You guys are just looking at the 82 year , right??

RE: 82 Vette
 

I'm not certain, frankly. I believe the standard vette offerings that year probably were auto only. However, the '82 with a four-spped I remember driving a number of years ago looked original. It could be that some dealers would do a dealer swap, or that there were some 4-speeds built as special COPO orders -- that is how many of the very rare and often very itneresting SSs, 'vettes and Camaros got out on the street.