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jim larson · 2K+ Club

Speed Control for late 60's early 70's Chevelle

SShink · 3K+ Club

The blue '72 SS I had in the forum picture above came with an original factory cruise installed. It wasn't connected at the time, but this one looks similar that it has a vacuum pod that has a chain that attaches to the throttle plate to hold speed or disengage when the brakes are tapped and the engine vacuum drops. I think it had a speedo cable attachment too, but don't recall for sure.

This kit looks similar in design.

dashboard · 2K+ Club

Didn't Pushrod install an aftermarket cruise control in his 72 Velle. Haven't seen him here in awhile.

Bobs_Place · Vice President

Aftermarket or possible a dealer installed unit? The owners manual is from Dec 1975. The control looks like it's from late 70s early 80s with ON OFF Resume on the side, set coast on the end. In the mid to late 70s I had a 70 Chev wagon with factory cruise. The cruise switch had "CRUISE" on a smaller turns signal nob with only a push button on the end for set and coast.

Lost in the 60s · President

Not enough pics of the control unit and servo to be certain if it is similar to the factory units. I added a genuine GM cruise to my '72 Monte in about '75. It used the original speedo cable and then had a short cable to go to the speedo head. Cable/chain arrangement to lock on the throttle cable at the carb. Worked very nice.
The one pic of the control unit may have the vacuum servo attached, again, need more/better pics, but it should function in the same manner as factory ones.

jim larson · 2K+ Club

Lost in the 60s wrote:
Not enough pics of the control unit and servo to be certain if it is similar to the factory units. I added a genuine GM cruise to my '72 Monte in about '75. It used the original speedo cable and then had a short cable to go to the speedo head. Cable/chain arrangement to lock on the throttle cable at the carb. Worked very nice.
The one pic of the control unit may have the vacuum servo attached, again, need more/better pics, but it should function in the same manner as factory ones.

Mitch, I seller added more photo's, it looks to have quite a few if not all of the parts, who knows if it works,; but appears to never have been installed.

John D · 2K+ Club

I had the vacuum pot style CC on Blackie for awhile when the 383 was in. It came off a '79 V8 Malibu - guessing it was a "dealer" add cruise, not factory.

Worked just fine, but make sure you get the vacuum hoses correct. If they're wrong, it'll go to full throttle in .002 seconds. (Don't ask me how I know).