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    Believe it or not your question is sort of open ended. You didn't say if you wanted tilt or not, and other specifics.

    That being said, here's what I've done years gone by. my favorite was mid '60s intermediate (cutlass, skylark, tempest, chevelle). They are a good length, and clean looking. But my preferences were for style, and no clunky looking ignition switch. Also, I removed the shifter that you specified, but that's a small issue. If you look at the pics below you'll see one mounted in my old '32 3 window (during construction and done). The column comes with out a jacket, and as Da34guy says, it takes some modifications. I then slid it into a length of exhaust tubing then mounted a drop bracket. These have gotten harder to come by as time goes by, and the competition for them has gone up over the past decade or so as muscle car restorations exploded. So in a way I agree they're more economically "challenged" than they used to be. Similar story for GM van/pickup columns, except they are longer. If you don't want tilt, they are way more cost effective, both the imtermediate and truck versions. Where I differ with da34guy is in style preference. I don't much care for the tapered collar on Ididit columns, I prefer the smooth bell shape of the GM unit. Fortunately Flaming River and Autoloc have aftermarket columns that duplicate that bell shape.
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