A $700,000 "Oops"...
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well, having grown up on a farm driving a stick was how I learned to drive. IIRC my Dads company car about 59 had an automatic but did not drive it. First car 64 289 HP mustang had 4 speed, then 68 Roadrunner. Once married we had VWs all manual. Perhaps first automatic I regularly drove was tracked vehicles in Army. 113, 577, M series SP guns and of course M-60s and M-88 s. Might even look around for a decent shape Bug?
It's gonna need this:
So you have seen "Repo Man".
My dad taught me to drive a stick shift '50 Chevy when I turned 16 and got a learner's permit. He took me out on some desert dirt roads to get the hang of the clutch and the three on the tree.
Later, I bought a '65 Sting Ray with four on the floor. No sweat.
I've been using auto transmissions since then, but still keep my left foot free on the floor when driving and use my right foot for both the gas and the brake. Never know when I'll have to use the left foot for a clutch...
John
Later, I bought a '65 Sting Ray with four on the floor. No sweat.
I've been using auto transmissions since then, but still keep my left foot free on the floor when driving and use my right foot for both the gas and the brake. Never know when I'll have to use the left foot for a clutch...
John
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5-Shot
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Until about 4 years ago I was never without a manual shift vehicle. My last one, for now at least, was a Toyota Matrix. Had to special order it to get a straight shift. (4 cylinder cars with auto transmissions are a nightmare in these hills. They shift about a dozen times per mile). I sold it to the sheriff of a nearby county who wanted it for his daughter. She was getting her license soon and he wanted to make sure she new how to drive a stick and hoped shifting would keep her busy enough to ignore her phone. Good man.
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JcMack
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That Ford is/was one ugly color. My first trip in it would be to Earl Scheib
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In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Gulf Oil company sponsored a number of factory racing teams, especially by Ford and Porsche, in that distinctive blue/orange combination. The colors on the crashed Ford are a tribute to those iconic racing teams.
The best Gulf Racing race cars
The best Gulf Racing race cars
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Case in point...any livery other than this model looks a bit off.
What's with the paint job? Looks like the offspring of the partridge family bus.
The owner claims it was insured via an umbrella policy. I'd be willing to bet the insurance company finds a reason to not pay.
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john14_18
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As Moe would say " What a brain! "
I often get people asking why I leave my 2013 MX 5 with the roof down in decent weather? I simply point to the 6 speed manual transmission. The usual response is "oh. now I understand!" Dave_n
be careful when at the range with this gentleman
