General Motors option code

M21

M21: a General Motors factory option code reused for more than one part across 1964–1978 and 6 models — see the table for what it named each year, with installs and price where a source states them.

General Motors reused this code for more than one part over the years — read the "as named that year" column for what it meant on each row rather than assuming one meaning throughout.

6 models · 12 model years · 12 sources

Black 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS convertible with the top down, parked at a curb, front three-quarter, showing the 1964 grille and full wheel covers
1964 Chevrolet Impala SS convertible in black Photo: MercurySable99, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Every sourced appearance

Year Model As named that year Price Installs
1964 Chevrolet Impala SS Four-speed close ratio (V8 series) RPO Unknown Unknown
1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Transmission, 4-speed close-ratio floor-shift RPO $188.30 Unknown
1966 Chevrolet Chevelle and Malibu SS 4-speed close ratio RPO $105.35 5,012 Reported
1966 Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova Four-speed close-ratio manual transmission (V8: 114-116-11800) RPO Unknown Unknown
1966 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Transmission, fully synchronized close-ratio 4-speed floor-shift (includes Hurst competition shifter; with performance axle ratio only) RPO $184.31 Unknown
1967 Chevrolet Chevelle and Malibu SS 4-speed close ratio RPO $184.35 12,886 Reported
1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Transmission, fully synchronized special-ratio 4-speed floor-shift, Hurst competition shifter (3.91 rear axle ratio and V01 required) RPO $184.31 Unknown
1968 Chevrolet Chevelle and Malibu SS 4-speed close ratio RPO $184.35 11,208 Reported
1968 Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova 4-speed close-ratio RPO $184.35 Unknown
1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Transmission, fully synchronized 4-speed floor-shift close-ratio, Hurst competition shifter (V01 and G88 or G92 required; G88 standard axle; N.A. with C60 or Y72) RPO $184.31 Unknown
1969 Chevrolet Chevelle and Malibu SS 4-Speed Transmission - Close Ratio RPO $184.80 13,786 Reported
1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Transmission, fully synchronized 4-speed floor-shift close-ratio, Hurst competition shifter (G80, V01 and G88 or V02 and G92 required; N.A. with C60 or Y72) RPO $184.80 Unknown
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle and Malibu SS 4-Speed Transmission - Close Ratio RPO $184.80 11,830 Reported
1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Transmission, fully synchronized 4-speed floor-shift close-ratio, Hurst competition shifter RPO $184.80 Unknown
1970 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am Close Ration 4 Speed Manual Transmission with Hurst Floor Shift (sales code 358), Formula 400 with Peformance Axle (368) RPO/UPC $195.36 Unknown
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle and Malibu SS Close-ratio 4-speed RPO Unknown 1,685 Reported
1973 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am 4 Speed Manual Close Ratio Transmission (sales code 36H) RPO/UPC $200 Unknown
1974 Chevrolet Chevelle and Malibu SS 4-speed close-ratio RPO $219 Unknown
1974 Chevrolet El Camino SS 4-speed close-ratio (LS4 454 with F40 or radial tires only) RPO $197 Unknown
1974 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am 4 Speed Manual Transmission (Close Ratio) RPO/UPC Unknown Unknown
1975 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am Close Ratio 4 Speed Manual Transmission (sales code 37F) RPO/UPC Unknown Unknown
1976 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am Close Ratio 4 Speed Manual Transmission (sales code 38F), Firebird, Esprit, and Formula RPO/UPC $242 Unknown
1978 Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am Close Ratio 4 Speed Manual Transmission RPO/UPC Unknown Unknown

Every row traces to the source it links from on that model's own year page; this table only collects them in one place.