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You'll appreciate this, Jimmy, knowing that you spent some time in Duluth when you worked on "The Range" so you know Duluth is like Baby San Francisco with its steep hills. As a kid, learning to drive a stick was trial by fire! Do or die!Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
I was only in Duluth to check in at the union hall. I wasn't driving, my boom out partner had a '65 Mustang with an automatic transmission. Then we went out to Chisolm to live, and Mountain Iron to work for American Bridge USS construction division.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisL
When I was in San Francisco in the late '60s I drove a VW beetle up some of their hills, my heart in my throat if I had to start up from a standstill.
Now that was funny.
It raises the question : How many of the young kids have ever seen a car with a standard shift stick and a clutch pedal?
Pete <:-}
I can manually shift my automatic F-150. What a pain in the arse to do so.
I use to shift manually without the clutch. But that took a little thinking and paying attention to what you were doing.
Thinking and paying attention to driving is not popular now a days....
Trying to drive a simple manual shift transmission??? PLEASE!!!
Through in that the tranny is a Non Syncromesh Tranny and Watch the Fun!
Say tranny nowadays and people think you're talking about something that has nothing to do with an automobile .......... :rolleyes:
If you were to say "3 on the tree" you'd really have them stumped. When I was a kid I always wanted the four on the floor. Preferably by Hurst, but I ended up with 3 on the tree. Now I remember those fondly.
Had a worn out Dodge Dart slant six with a column shifter. The linkage was so worn that it would sometimes get jammed. Had to pull over and go under the hood and manipulate it to get it to work again. Black fingers until I started carrying a towel and some gojo.
I am comfortable enough now to always afford a good battery but I don't know if I would be there today if I couldn't have pushed or rolled down a hill to get started.....;)
Been there, done that! And it brings to mind the times in the movie The Karate Kid when their old station wagon wouldn't start (including when he and his mom went to pick up the girl) and they'd have to push start it!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by 32t
Better yet a 4 speed main box with a 3 speed auxiliary behind a Cummins. Nah, on second thought I'd hate to see the old Kenworth I drove wrecked.Quote:
Originally Posted by cudarunner
Just absconded with an old 90 Miata.
Gotta shift at 4 grand! :eek: