Finally going through some of the boxes of stuff that came in the trunk of my 70' Bee project. I found the shifter and a white cue ball shifter handle. I always thought the 70' came with the pistol grip. The car is a real Bee, 383 factory four speed bench seat car. What handle should this thing have

Yes it would of came with a Pistol Grip if it was a 4 speed in 1970, unless it was a 3 speed.

Really, 3 speed manual?? Was that even an option? So would that have made it the cue ball then?

See this page;

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/DealershipDataBook/1970/70_Coronet0023b.jpg

Yep, the 3-speed manual was standard on the '70 Superbee (automatic and 4-speed were extra cost) .
Along with changing the dash trim from vinyl to plastic , and a few other things, this was done so they could offer the 1970 models for less money than the 1969 models . Of course most people did option for a better trans.

Greg

Thanks, cool reference sheet. Well this car has the reverse light, so according to that sheet, 4 speed manual, so I guess I'm looking for a pistol grip handle. Thanks

My 70 Bee had the ball on the shifter didn't have Pistol grip.

Interesting, I'm not opposed to the cue ball, I've just always loved the look of the pistol grip. I've got a lot more stuff to go through so we'll see what other gems are hidden in this thing.

US spec. '70 Super Bee numbers per GG's "white book":

coupe
383 3-spd - 385
383 4-spd - 1336
383 auto - 1710

hardtop
383 3-spd - 284
383 4-spd - 3383
383 auto - 5737

FYI
non-US coupes (all engine/transmission combinations) - 336
non-US hardtops (all engine/transmission combinations) - 1033

Great info, thanks. It's a WM21 car, TX9, with the reverse light on the dash. Does that help? The shifter ball I found is white with the four speed pattern so it sounds like somebody changed something