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re: Who here knows how to drive a vehicle with standard shift on the steering column?
Posted on 1/7/21 at 8:24 pm to Captain Lafitte
Posted on 1/7/21 at 8:24 pm to Captain Lafitte
71 here and learned on a 1953 dodge pickup, H pattern on the column. Gauges did not work. Learned to shift by the sound of the transmission.
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Posted on 1/7/21 at 8:27 pm to Oates Mustache
‘67 Ford F-100 with a 300 c.i. inline 6 cyl.
This post was edited on 1/7/21 at 8:28 pm
Posted on 1/7/21 at 8:34 pm to Bigfishchoupique
Old green C/10. 3 on the tree. Dad would let me drive it to hunt on our place about 3 miles from the house. I was 13 and that was in 1973. The good ole days..
Posted on 1/7/21 at 8:57 pm to Bigfishchoupique
When I was growing up in the 70's my friends dad drove a Renault wagon with a .......four on the tree! No shiite. Never got to drive it myself. Drove plenty of three on tree POSs.
Posted on 1/7/21 at 9:36 pm to CarRamrod
I got you beat ... drove a 30 model A truck Saturday lol
Posted on 1/7/21 at 9:39 pm to Bigfishchoupique
63 Chevy stepside..,3 on the tree
This post was edited on 1/7/21 at 9:44 pm
Posted on 1/7/21 at 10:28 pm to fightin tigers
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Three on the tree?
It's no harder than a regular stick shift.
Except my '77 F150 with 300cui straight 6 and 3 on the tree the shifter linkage liked to lock up if you didn't shift from 2/3 down to 1 just right. It would require sliding under the truck and popping the linkage free with a long handled screwdriver. The same screwdriver that would be used to lever open the hood.
Posted on 1/7/21 at 10:41 pm to DeoreDX
Learned to drive with a 76 Chevy. No issues with three on the tree. No power steering and a lot of slack in the steering wheel made learning to back a boat in a challenge. Once I had something with power steering, I was all over the place.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 12:11 am to Bigfishchoupique
Dad got me a job with a roofing company summer between 8th and 9th grade. I was sent out to pick up lunch in an ancient flatbed with manual on the column. I learned very quickly to avoid embarrassment.
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