Holden Kingswood with three on the tree (3 speed column shift).
What Kind of Car Did You Learn Stick Shift On?
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1979 Renault 4TL, very specific." umbrella" type of gear lever position/look. Great car.
Drivers ed 1958 ford stick and no power steering no air or radio one of the girls said oh look it has two brake pedals !
60's studebaker lark.
Model A
1977 MGB. Great car....except for "electrical" system.
1948 Ford
Renault Caravelle, a 40hp handcrank wonder mobile.
My parents had three vehicles back when I was learning to drive and they all had manual transmissions:
1979 Peugeot 504 sedan with a diesel engine and a 4 speed
1970 F100 with the 300ci straight 6 and a 3 speed
1967 CJ6 with the V6 and a 3 speed
1979 Peugeot 504 sedan with a diesel engine and a 4 speed
1970 F100 with the 300ci straight 6 and a 3 speed
1967 CJ6 with the V6 and a 3 speed
And I taught my kids in either the 1994 Geo Prizm or the 2003 Mazda Protege5 I now have.
I learned on a 1963 Ford Fairlane 500 with a 6 cylinder (250?) and three on the tree.
BMW Isetta.
This is a good topic.
1962 Chevy II (1st gen Nova, 1st year). It was a former telephone company fleet vehicle, no optns (not even backup lights, which I had to add the switch & bulbs for). It eventually had a 61 Chevy AM radio hanging under the dash by brackets.
4 cylinder (the ancestor of the Iron Duke), 3 spped on the column. It had a problem when it was cold - it was hard to pull back to the 1st & reverse gate. 2 times I pulled the lever back too lard & snapped it, so then it was just 2nd & 3rd & neutral, by grabbing the collar around where the lever mounted. I remember going home from a college class and stopping at the local Chevy dealer, to buy a new shift lever for it.
As I remember, the shifting & clutch action worked well, other than when it was cold.
1962 Chevy II (1st gen Nova, 1st year). It was a former telephone company fleet vehicle, no optns (not even backup lights, which I had to add the switch & bulbs for). It eventually had a 61 Chevy AM radio hanging under the dash by brackets.
4 cylinder (the ancestor of the Iron Duke), 3 spped on the column. It had a problem when it was cold - it was hard to pull back to the 1st & reverse gate. 2 times I pulled the lever back too lard & snapped it, so then it was just 2nd & 3rd & neutral, by grabbing the collar around where the lever mounted. I remember going home from a college class and stopping at the local Chevy dealer, to buy a new shift lever for it.
As I remember, the shifting & clutch action worked well, other than when it was cold.
combo between my 1995 f150 and a 2002 beetle turbo s
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