Damn millennials.....

1952 Chev two door post (not this pretty). Three on the tree and 216 straight six.


Also had 1953 International harvester that was converted from 3 on the tree to floor shift (four speed with granny). And there was the 196? Dodge with the pushbutton auto. I started driving young (as lots of the rural folks on here understand).

Also starter buttons on the floor and two speed rear ends in the pre-WWII rigs.

 

I learned in one of these out in the north field:

 

Already installed. Just have to activate it.
Steps:
Preload shifter.
Back off throttle.
When shift is complete, reapply throttle.

 

64 dart was pushbutton start push button shift.

 

Rev-matching.

 

Day to day, there's probably not a huge need. Autos are pretty dang good when tuned for particular situations. But, sometimes the unknown requires some more flexibility. There are still situations where it is advantageous to disconnect the wheels from the engine with a pedal. For example, you're camping by yourself, get a dead battery, and need a jump. Also, mechanical simplicity for maintenance or variable traction scenarios.

 

Like staying in 3rd when cutting donuts in the snow.

 

I’m a millennial and can drive an airplane built in 1939 . 3 on the tree meh! We had to hand prop our planes back in the day!

 

F-in retro hipster punk!

 

Steampunk bullshit...

 

How are you going to make that thing ADS-B compliant?

 

Drive a plane?

 

How many gears in the tranny on that thing?

 

Dad taught me to stay away from tranny’s

But it’s got Turtle to rabbit power

 

Oooh ooh I do i do

I once, well more than once really, drive my very drunk uncle home in his Pontiac with 3 on the tree.

I was 13-14.

Revving the piss out of it thru first, grab second and run it up till it won't go, then bang 3rd like a boss.

Only sometimes I would pull back a little as I grabbed third. Oops

For you guys out there that don't know why that's bad, that's going from 2nd gear fully wound out, back into first.

Then it really revs up quick.

For a Pontiac

 

Unfortunately it’s not mine but i had more fun flying it to get my tail wheel Endorsement than most planes I’ve flown.

Right seating in a Pilatus on Saturday on the way to the Alabama game

 

Your lawn mower flies?