Heh... just think of the confusion a column-shift manual transmission would cause among the carjacker crowd. At least with a floor shifter, there’s a shift pattern right there on the lever.
I used to drive a 1962 MBz with a 4-on-the-tree.
67 posted on 01/29/2013 6:35:51 PM PST by Disambiguator
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My uncle had a ‘62 Galaxie with a 406 and a 4-on-the-tree. Well, sort of... Reverse was actually operated by a separate handle, somewhere near the driver’s right knee.
72 posted on 01/29/2013 6:58:01 PM PST by Charles Martel
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