One aspect of the Auto vs. Stick debate here is the sticks were quicker in 1970. If they had the torque converters and a Proflite tranny available back then, how many guys would have run one of those? OK, we know Ronnie, Donnie and Herb still would have run the sticks, but I would guess some of the lesser masters of the 4-speed might have switched. Not all of us are that good.

On the other hand, the 4-speed still sounds better and reflects the era better. I'm for keeping it period correct, but the automatics were legal at the time. I don't think the Clutchflite was reliable. SS/AH is still exciting even though most have the auto. I think the manual still has a HP/weight break over the auto in that class.