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1970 Coronet Pictures...deluxe,4dr,440,500,wagon,rag or R/T!

Unclear about "with manual transmission only".
Does that mean for the Deluxe model?

I just posted an N code 383-4 Coronet 440 with 727.
My understanding - which may or may not be accurate:
Deluxe/440/500 with 383-4/auto, and anything with A/C, get the "383 Four Barrel" 330hp cam Blue/Carter engine
Superbees (with any transmission), and those above with manual transmission get the "383 Magnum" (sometimes called the Superbee or Roadrunner engine) 335hp cam Orange/Holley.
Add A/C to a Superbee and you get the blue engine (I assume because of the cam/idle) and now you have a "non-Superbee-engined Superbee" - go figure.
 
I don't think that was the case in 1970.
68 and 69, yes.
I just learned that myself a couple years ago from a very knowledgeable member here on FBBO.

It still doesn't clear up the info in the literature above, though.
 
Here's some notes I have - for whatever they're worth. I don't recall where I found this at - it is someone else's OC. I see the auto-A/C '089' assembly is indeed 335/orange

084 - 383/4, manual, a/c, painted blue, 330hp 1970
085 - 383/4, auto, no a/c, blue, 330 hp 1970
086 - 383-4bbl, automatic, A/C, Blue, 330hp, Carter 4732, B/E Body 1970 trans 668
087 - 383-4bbl, manual w/o A/C, orange, 335hp, Holley, B/E body 1970 carb 36 trans 674
088 - 383/4, auto, no a/c, orange HP, 335hp 1970 carb 42 trans 668
089 - 383/4, auto a/c, orange, 335hp 1970

PS Edit: 086 is what I have in my '70 500 A/C auto and all this jibes with my broadcast
 
Unclear about "with manual transmission only".
Does that mean for the Deluxe model?
Poor choice of wording.

I just posted an N code 383-4 Coronet 440 with 727.
I’m not sure I thought it was showing both transmissions. I was surprised to see that the deluxe model could come with a 383 magnum that’s pretty cool.
 
Found and scanned another pic of my Bee.

70 Bee PQ.jpg


Dang, I wish I still had that car!
 
1989-ish

I had it from 88 to 94.

Sold it to a couple two small towns over, which I have been through and around hundreds of times since then, and have never seen it or seen it advertised for sale.
 
Interesting.

383-4, three speed.
 
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