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What car did you learn to drive a manual in?

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July 02, 2024, 07:58 PM
blueye
What car did you learn to drive a manual in?
70 Dodge Challenger
July 02, 2024, 07:58 PM
4MUL8R
1971 Austin America. 12 inch wheels. Perfect performance level for a new driver.


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July 02, 2024, 08:02 PM
P-220
1971 Super Beatle.


Niech Zyje P-220

Steve
July 02, 2024, 08:05 PM
64dodge
quote:
Originally posted by blueye:
70 Dodge Challenger


Same here. 318 with a 3-speed. It eventually got an A833 4-speed. Was my DD for 3 years. Replaced it with a brand new '75 Dart Sport, also with a 4-speed.
July 02, 2024, 08:06 PM
Leemur
1964 Ford Falcon with a 260 v8 and four on the floor. What an adventure that was.
July 02, 2024, 08:11 PM
V-Tail
1937 (same year that I was born) International Harvester pick-up that was my uncle's farm truck. I was probably 14 or so.



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July 02, 2024, 08:43 PM
amals
VW Beetle. Probably a '66 or so. About the same time, an old Willy's Jeep, from the late 40's or early 50's.
July 02, 2024, 08:48 PM
bobtheelf
1972 BMW 2002tii.

This was in 2001 or so.
July 02, 2024, 08:50 PM
KPSquared
1977 Chevy Monza.


Thanks,
KPSquared
July 02, 2024, 08:52 PM
sigarms229
I learned to drive manual on a Kubota 18hp Tractor but the first car/vehicle I drove with a manual was a 1978 Ford Courier pickup. I learned around 1987 on the tractor and drove the pickup for the first time around 1990.



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July 02, 2024, 08:58 PM
xantom
86ish Mazda B2000 long bed.




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July 02, 2024, 09:09 PM
maxwayne
It was trucks more than cars. I have never had a stick shift vehicle. I did drive an Army Jeep for a year.
July 02, 2024, 09:19 PM
SigJacket
Ford 6N, followed by a Ford 650, I think it was.

On road, there were several at once around me, but primarily a 1959 Ford F100, 3 on the tree and a 292 Y block.

And now I have 3. 1966 Mustang, 1996 Ranger, 2024 Bronco. Strangely enough, I’m not a one brand guy, but all my stick shifts have worked out that way.


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July 02, 2024, 10:07 PM
signewt
....49 Ford 4 dr Sedan....WITH the famed flathead V8. We had an acre of rural ground, with the house & 1 driveway at one edge, and access drive on the opposite edge. I learned a lot about clutch/backing up/CLEARANCE/etc nuances during that period.

Then a 53 Plymouth 2 door flat 6 with overdrive....(sigh).....
July 02, 2024, 10:41 PM
1lowlife
1980 Honda Accord hatchback.
The first 'new 'car I ever bought.
Bought it at 18 years of age.
Stock pic, mine was silver and I drove the crap out of her...


July 02, 2024, 10:42 PM
egregore
quote:
Originally posted by Elk Hunter:
Model "A" Ford Pickup.
That adds non-synchromesh into the mix. You have to manually match the gear speeds or they will clash and grind, especially when downshifting. This can be done pretty quickly with practice, however.

My brother has owned a 1929 pickup for >50 years and in the last few years did some "souping up" to the engine. I have never driven it myself, so no experience with non-synchro transmissions. The Model A was the first Ford car with conventionally placed and operated shifter and pedals.
July 02, 2024, 10:49 PM
Syngin1066
A 78 Chevy C10 with a 3 speed on the column.


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July 02, 2024, 10:54 PM
preten2b
67 VW Bus! Even took my driving test in that.


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July 02, 2024, 10:59 PM
LastCubScout
1978 Datsun 620 pickup.


July 02, 2024, 11:00 PM
Prefontaine
My buddy in high school’s CRX. Fun times. By the time I got my first car, when I was 18, I was GTG and bought a turbocharged 6MT AWD car.



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