Disappearing standard transmissions!

[TFOGGER]

I've owned manual trans vehicles since I learned to drive in one back when I was 11 or 12. Starting with my dad's 66 MG 1100 sedan, then a Datsun 510 wagon. Of the 20 or so vehicles I've owned, only a 72 Dodge van an the motorhome have had autos( the Smart is technically an auto, but is in reality a computer controlled 5 speed sequential gearbox with an automatic clutch, no torque converter). All of my pickups have been 3,4, or 5 speed manuals.

[ruthabagah]

Thats fine but anybody here besides me ever driven a vehicle with a pre-selective transmission?

[ColoradoTJ]

That would be a no.

What did you drive with a pre-selective transmission?

[ruthabagah]

That would be a no.

What did you drive with a pre-selective transmission?

1942 demag d7. Also known as a sdkfz 10. A lot of european and german pre ww2 tanks/half track used a similar setup.

[ColoradoTJ]

1942 demag d7. Also known as a sdkfz 10. A lot of european and german pre ww2 tanks/half track used a similar setup.

That is actually pretty awesome.

The oldest car I have driven was a 64 Chevy. I was born ten years after it's production. Ha ha.

[Hummer]

Back in the days when I drove and raced Austin Healy, MG and Lotus cars, skillful shifting was fun. Now, only my '85 SR5 pickup has a 5-speed manual, and it's a pain to drive the mountain roads, especially with the little 4 cylinder engine. I much prefer automatics with strong engines for daily driving. The 8-speed automatic in the new Highlander is incredibly smooth and efficient, and I can manually upshift and downshift it with a flip of the shifter for complete control.

[ruthabagah]

That is actually pretty awesome.

The oldest car I have driven was a 64 Chevy. I was born ten years after it's production. Ha ha.

Nice. see I don't have a lot of "golden age" american cars under my driving record, and I wish I did.

I interned at the National french Tank museum in the late 80' and spent a summer driving around to entertain the tourists and working on restauration projects... my favorite was the american M-24 weasel. Properly launched, this thing would become airborne on small bumps.....

http://www.museedesblindes.fr/en/pre...blindes-saumur

[DOC]

1946 Willys Jeep here. Still have it too. And a 66 mustang.

[Dave_L]

Ive driven all sorts of old manual cars: 1968 Camaro, 1964 Mustang, 1962 Chevy 409, '62 Corvette, '71 Camaro. Hot rods with a manual are a blast.