The Ford Barn

California Travieso · 05-17-2024, 12:23 PM

In California in the 1950’s everyone had to take Driver’s Ed in 10th grade in High School. The local Ford dealer donated a column shift sedan to the HS every year in my home town of Redlands which had more orange trees than people or cars. In five minutes we could drive out to the orange groves and learn to drive with no traffic.

Our family had stick shift cars until the 1990’s. Both my daughters were motivated too Lean to drive stick shift cars at 15 years old because there was no alternative.

My youngest daughter bought a stick shift VW Jetta about 13 years ago because it was the cheapest option. She thought she’d pass it on to her son when he turned 15. It’s sitting in the garage now because my grandson had no desire to learn to drive it. My wife gave him her car with automatic to drive.

David Serrano

05-17-2024, 12:23 PM	#11
California Travieso Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Moreno Valley, CA Posts: 956	Re: sign of the times In California in the 1950’s everyone had to take Driver’s Ed in 10th grade in High School. The local Ford dealer donated a column shift sedan to the HS every year in my home town of Redlands which had more orange trees than people or cars. In five minutes we could drive out to the orange groves and learn to drive with no traffic. Our family had stick shift cars until the 1990’s. Both my daughters were motivated too Lean to drive stick shift cars at 15 years old because there was no alternative. My youngest daughter bought a stick shift VW Jetta about 13 years ago because it was the cheapest option. She thought she’d pass it on to her son when he turned 15. It’s sitting in the garage now because my grandson had no desire to learn to drive it. My wife gave him her car with automatic to drive. David Serrano