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I haven't seen them on auto cars for 68 and 69. I would think that the factory wouldn't use the part unless needed. If they could save a few cents by not having that bracket there, they would. Most likely a mistake. Its hard to tell, but is the a bracket welded to the top of the frame rail down under the master cylinder?

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I had a 70 gTx converted auto to 4-speed and it had the reinforcement. Based on the rest of the work involved in the conversion, I'd bet good money the bracket was there before it was changed to a manual trans.