For Sale: 1963 Chrysler Newport sedan, 361 V8, 3 speed stick!! - $13,500 - West Seneca, NY (Buffalo) - Not Mine

[58L-Y8]

For Sale: 1963 Chrysler Newport sedan, 361 V8, 3 speed stick!! - $13,500 - West Seneca, NY (Buffalo) 

1963 chrysler newport 361 v8 3 speed!! - cars & trucks - by owner -... (craigslist.org)

FS 1963 Chrysler Newport 361 3 speed stick. Power steering. This car was from New Mexico and has never had any rust on it. All original! Dealer installed ac, works, clutch kicks in but isn't cooling. Everything rebuilt or new. Runs absolutely perfect! 78,000 original miles. Super clean car, showed one picture to show original spot welds in the quarters. Please do message me and state the obvious it's 4dr and less desirable. Just a fun cruiser I'd wouldn't worry about driving across country. Make reasonable offer.   odometer: 78000

Contact:   Charles M Stephan  call or text:  (202) 2-7-one-8-four-8-7

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[John_S_in_Penna]

If the manual transmission came from the factory,

wouldn't it have been on the steering column in 1963?

Especially for a non-sporty, regular model such as this.

[alsancle]

11 minutes ago, John_S_in_Penna said:

If the manual transmission came from the factory,

wouldn't it have been on the steering column in 1963?

Especially for a non-sporty, regular model such as this.

I would tend to agree.  Wonder if it is an after market conversion?

[58L-Y8]

Oddly enough, the floor shift is factory installed in the manual transmission Mopars for 1961-1964.  It was the solution to the problem since the automatic had the push buttons:

Automotive History: The Mysterious Appearance of Floor Shift for 1961-1964 Chrysler Three-Speed Manual Transmissions | Curbside Classic

[John_S_in_Penna]

1 hour ago, 58L-Y8 said:

Oddly enough, the floor shift is factory installed in the manual transmission Mopars for 1961-1964.  It was the solution to the problem since the automatic had the push buttons.

 

That makes sense.  That's interesting.

So there must be a rarely seen cover plate over 

the push-button area of the dashboard---

[plymouthcranbrook]

There was one similar to this one on E-Bay a couple of years ago but not as nice as this.  I don’t think it ever sold at least while I was watching it.  Something about a Chrysler of that era with a three speed is odd to say the least.  I did see a few Chrysler models in the mid sixties with a big V-8 and a four speed manual.  I think they were both convertables.

[58L-Y8]

18 minutes ago, plymouthcranbrook said:

There was one similar to this one on E-Bay a couple of years ago but not as nice as this.  I don’t think it ever sold at least while I was watching it.  Something about a Chrysler of that era with a three speed is odd to say the least.  I did see a few Chrysler models in the mid sixties with a big V-8 and a four speed manual.  I think they were both convertibles.

As odd as a floor-shifted, three speed manual transmission seems in a Chrysler Newport, it was the base transmission that was standard equipment for the Newport and Sport 300.  Torqueflite was optional at $227.   Notice the original buyer didn't opt for power brakes either, but did get power steering and had aftermarket A/C installed.