One of the major car mags of 1969 or 1970 described the 4-speed 440-6pack they tested as having a "sword-in-stone" shifter. The A-833 was a heavy duty transmission with some big parts and wasn't as easy to shift fast as some of the competition, but didn't break as much either. I don't drive in traffic all that much so my preference is manuals, but the automatic has it hands down when going into the middle of town or stacked up in an Interstate parking lot for hours.
