re: Who learned to drive in a vehicle with a clutch?

A 1968 hand me down from my dad. I had to learn or not drive. I told my sons they had to learn to drive a stick or they could not earn their man-card.

Only way my old school dad would let me learn. Some old 1960's truck. Clutch so stiff, you needed the strength of Hercules. Or your old man saying something about only real men can drive old trucks or some shite like that.

When he taught me to ski, he would whip the boat to one side and have me going towards an island. Sure do miss him.

My first was a 1 1/2 ton truck with clutch and floor shift.

The most difficult is my 1917 Model T Runabout that has a hand crank starter, three foot pedals, the clutch pedal (which has three separate operating positions), the brake and the reverse pedal, three hand levers for spark, throttle and range, and is equipped with a hand operate choke and fuel mixture control and a parking brake as well. All of the above are required to be operated properly in simply starting from a dead stop to traveling down the road.

Here is a picture of a runabout (not mine).

1967 Chevy Custom 100 pickup 3 on the column. It was a bare bones truck and lasted for 20 years.

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It’s a nice skill to have that you’ll never forgot.

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It's been 30 years. Wondering if this is true for me.

'74 Toyota Corolla.

I learned both. MY Dad had a ford truck that was a auto, my brother had a older ford that was 3 on the tree.

A fricking 3 speed Gremlin and the 3rd gear had busted synchronizers so you had to hold it in gear or it would jump out. I think my dad gave it to me to teach me humility.

Yep. Dad's 75 F-100 Ford with a four speed and Grandpa's 60's truck with a three on the tree.

I'm still driving a 06 Ranger with a manual and 400K on it. All orginal drive train and exhaust.