God, Guns, and Guts made this country....let's keep all three
June 10, 2018, 09:27 AM
g8rforester
Shouldn't we be happy that they are at least attempting to do something analog, or are we just supposed to mock everything they do because millenials (amirite)?
June 10, 2018, 09:42 AM
petr
That note wasn't just for millenials. There are a lot of people that "think" they can drive. That 356 is worth a good chunk of change. Parts are expensive. Better safe than sorry.
June 10, 2018, 11:27 AM
wolfe 21
quote:
Originally posted by Pizza Bob: Watching Grumpy Bill Jenkins shifting that Camaro lends credence to Hurst's motto of the time: "Shift as hard as you want, but don't break your arm."
Adios,
Pizza Bob
I hate to credit a Mopar guy over a GM driver, but I believe it generally accepted that Ronnie Sox (Sox & Martin racing team) was "the" manual driving racer of that era. Made a stick run like an auto.
As to the OP, I'd be happy if anybody my age knew what a 356 was and would no way in hell let them anywhere near the driver's seat whether they knew where reverse was or not. Let em grind on a new 911. Easier to fix.This message has been edited. Last edited by: wolfe 21,
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June 10, 2018, 11:31 AM
zoom6zoom
as the old saying goes, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of clutch lining".
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June 10, 2018, 12:17 PM
SeaCliff
I had a 1973 914 2.0 5 speed. Had a friend that always had a hard time getting into 1st. Most always landed in R since they we on the left. Lucky never reversed into someone at a light. He couldn't remember not to push down.
June 10, 2018, 04:42 PM
Rover88
During high school, my boys used the Land Rover as a daily driver. They took it to their cousin's wedding reception, which had valet parking. The parking attendant just looked at them. My oldest asked "Would you like me to park it for you?" The attendant, with relief, looked at him and said "Would you?"
June 10, 2018, 04:47 PM
ZSMICHAEL
Although I used to drive a manual, the shift pattern is different for Reverse from what I drove. It always took me a while driving another manual. It was especially difficult driving my friends Triumph that had tiny clutch and brake pedals along with a very tight shift pattern. It took awhile but I mastered it.
June 10, 2018, 05:40 PM
YooperSigs
I learned drive a manual with a three on the tree 61 Chevy Biscayne. No power steering or brakes. This was done in our backyard. Training consisted of a start in first and shift to second. Now you were out of yard. Into reverse for a three point turn and a return trip to the starting position. Repeated many times. I can still remember the smell of a burning clutch. Smelled like freedom!
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June 10, 2018, 06:03 PM
armedprof
If we eliminated the automatic transmission there would be a lot less texting and driving.
I miss my stick. My F150 only came with an automatic.
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June 10, 2018, 06:21 PM
Sigforall
Three on the tree was the most fun!
Drove a pick-up for an antique dealer when I was in high school with it.
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June 10, 2018, 06:29 PM
shovelhead
quote:
Originally posted by reloader-1:
quote:
Originally posted by Gustofer: Yeah, I remember Reverse being down and right on some.
There’s down and left in some older Camaros, and a shift collar on older Subarus and a few other makes.
To add further complexity, some reverse gears require you to push down on the knob (like this 356) and others (BMW) are straight over, with no downward motion required.
Down and left in my '54 Chevy also.....
I swapped a 383 Chrysler and 4 speed that was in my buddy's 62 Newport into the Chevy. For some reason known to him the shifter was setup that way. I left it that way.
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June 11, 2018, 08:53 AM
Perception
I would appreciate being able to see the pattern on an unknown car. I could probably figure it out, but I've seen plenty of vehicles with wonky patterns. Both of mine have reverse in a different spot, I always have to think about it a second when I hop in one before I take off.
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June 11, 2018, 08:58 AM
sigmonkey
quote:
Originally posted by wolfe 21:
quote:
Originally posted by Pizza Bob: Watching Grumpy Bill Jenkins shifting that Camaro lends credence to Hurst's motto of the time: "Shift as hard as you want, but don't break your arm."
Adios,
Pizza Bob
I hate to credit a Mopar guy over a GM driver, but I believe it generally accepted that Ronnie Sox (Sox & Martin racing team) was "the" manual driving racer of that era. Made a stick run like an auto.
Yes he did.
He drove for my uncle a few times and was the only driver that actually ran slower with a LENCO.
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June 11, 2018, 09:36 AM
ggile
I remember visiting Hawaii back in the early 70's and renting a Citron Mehari to bang around in, the stick shift was in the dash. A little confusing at first.
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June 11, 2018, 05:44 PM
Rinehart
quote:
Originally posted by Rover88: During high school, my boys used the Land Rover as a daily driver. They took it to their cousin's wedding reception, which had valet parking. The parking attendant just looked at them. My oldest asked "Would you like me to park it for you?" The attendant, with relief, looked at him and said "Would you?"
Rover88,
This was my first Rover. Brought it back over the pond back in the late 70's. It had a PTO winch on the back bumper which was very useful. 1st gear was so low I usually took off on pavement in 2nd.
The second series I had was a right-hand drive. For some reason, very few people seemed to be able to master left hand shifting.
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June 11, 2018, 05:52 PM
lyman
quote:
Originally posted by Eponym: My first "car" was a '66 Dodge van with three on the three. What a clunky shifter! Sometimes I had to crawl under the side and kick the linkages to unstick them.
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I had a 77 Ford , 300, 3spd, on the column,
had to stop every now and then and put the linkage back together ,,,, it tended to fall apart,
until I bought and installed a floor shifter
learned to drive in the city on my grandfathers 65 chevy, 6 cyl, 3 spd, everything on that truck was manual,
learned to parallel park on that truck as well, all 125lbs of me trying to get that truck in some parking spots was,,,,,fun,,,
Originally posted by hile: Every stick shift I've ever driven had the pattern on the little emblem embossed in the shifter handle. At least until that fell off anyway.
Or they were stamped in the plastic w/ white paint in it until grandpa’s 1963 Ford truck was used so long it just disappeared with wear.
June 11, 2018, 07:39 PM
chongosuerte
I should have kicked my ex wife to the curb when she told me she couldn't learn how to drive a stick shift while we were dating...
Current wife can drive one just as well as I can
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