I used to drive this....How about you guys and gals

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onemoretry
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Re: I used to drive this....How about you guys and gals

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Carcounter wrote:
Thu Mar 28, 2019 6:17 am
The Dodge Dart and Plymouth Valiant slant sixes had push button transmissions.
My 1964 Valiant had a standard transmission, with "three on the tree".

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Post by olds442jetaway »

Quoting Mary Hopkin..... those were the days my friend we thought they’d never end .....

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Post by advantage playe »

I think the rambler had a push button transmission but im not sure .

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Post by olds442jetaway »

It sure did

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Post by Carcounter »

onemoretry wrote:
Thu Mar 28, 2019 6:29 am
Carcounter wrote:
Thu Mar 28, 2019 6:17 am
The Dodge Dart and Plymouth Valiant slant sixes had push button transmissions.
My 1964 Valiant had a standard transmission, with "three on the tree".
Had one of these too.

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Post by billryan »

I learned to drive on an automatic. We had push button transmissions on the simulators we used in drivers ed but by 1976, pretty much all transmissions were just as they are today as far as gear placements.
So I never learned to drive a shift until I get hired to drive a van from Long Island to New Orleans. I was 19, taking a semester off from school and a friend of a friend who worked for the Military Sealift Command was being transferred from Bayonne to Nawlins and needed his van brought down.
No one mentioned it was a stick when it got dropped off at my Parents house and the guy was on a ship before I realized I couldn't drive it down there for him.
My Dad took me aside and told me I was missing the obvious solution. Learn to drive a shift and get the car there in 86 hours like I agreed.
To be continued.....

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Post by Carcounter »

Last stick shift I had was a 1992 Acura Legend. Was fun to drive on suburban roads in NJ, but had to drive out to Long Island to visit friends and family regularly. With the stop and go traffic for 3 hours on the Belt Parkway and Staten Island Expressway, that got old in a hurry. Switched to an automatic quickly.

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Post by JIMDUECE`SWILD »

advantage playe wrote:
Thu Mar 28, 2019 10:46 am
I think the rambler had a push button transmission but i'm not sure .
:coldcycle: Wow ! I do remember some of those cars. I thought it was funny when my boys club counselor had a car with a push button transmission.
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Post by advantage playe »

I had a few standard transmissions,one was a pinto ford. great car but the gas tank was in the far rear so lets see, half tank of gas and half tank of fumes = 10 sticks of dynamite !!!!!!!!!!!

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Post by advantage playe »

just don't get rear ended !!

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