8.75 Axle - 741 / 742 / 489

Yes and no, most if not all 383 A bodys even with a 4 speed came with the 741 case.

That's true. But an A-body is a light body Mopar. And the 383, while being a great running engine wasn't a real high horsepower engine. If I'm not mistaken nearly every 8-3/4 A-body left the factory with a 741 chunk, even the 69 440 cars which were high horsepower. I guess you'd have to call it the "A-body rule", LOL...