The Ford Barn

crock · 03-15-2016, 10:47 AM

I learned to drive with my fathers 48 chevy woody wagon with vacuum shift. No speed shifting or you were under the hood adjusting the shift linkage. Now own a toy tacoma with standard 5 speed, and of course the Model A.

JBill · 03-15-2016, 11:09 AM

We lived in the UK for two years (1985-87) and almost all cars there were stick shift. Automatics were the unusual ones. Might have changed a lot since then. Probably has.

roblesterjr04 · 03-15-2016, 01:11 PM

My tenuous love is a 1995 Saab 900, non-turbo, 5spd.

She let me down today on the way to work today, the first day since December that I've taken her to work...

No Saab jokes. I don't find them funny. She is generally a very good car.

fritznbud · 03-15-2016, 06:41 PM

Every woman I've ever dated drove a stick...

Fordors · 03-15-2016, 06:54 PM

I factory ordered a 1973 Cutlass S coupe with the 350 and 4 speed. Later that evening I got a call from the dealership owner and he asked this- "Are you sure you want that car?" I answered of course I wanted it, I had put a deposit down on it, didn't I? Apparently he didn't want to be stuck with it should I back out.

5window · 03-15-2016, 07:09 PM

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2014 Subaru Forester-5 speed stick-my wife insisted. All 3 of my daughters earned to drive on a stick-they now have automatics because their husbands can't drive sticks.

Rex_A_Lott · 03-15-2016, 07:53 PM

Define modern....
Still have a 74 Chevrolet Wrecker with the 4 Speed, a 73 VW thing with the 4 speed, too.
But the damnedest thing I ever drove was a dirt car with a Bert transmission...you put it in low and mash the clutch to take off, get the revs up right, let the clutch out and then yank it back in high (direct drive). That one blew my dress up for a while.

bunnyc · 03-15-2016, 08:06 PM

Mercedes ML - auto
Mercedes SL - auto

Always had a boat hauler than was auto and a convertible for pleasure. Most previous convertibles were standard shift.

al's28/33 · 03-15-2016, 10:29 PM

The first vehicle supplied by my employer was a 5 speed Ford Ranger, I had never driven a manual shift before. Burned out two clutches in 3 years but that was more to do with talking on my shoe-phone car phone which was still legal back in 1996 and just not paying attention to which gear I was in......ahhhhhh the olden days!!!

03-15-2016, 10:47 AM	#81
crock Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: HOLDEN, MAINE Posts: 133	Re: Who still uses a 'stick shift' in their modern vehicle ? I learned to drive with my fathers 48 chevy woody wagon with vacuum shift. No speed shifting or you were under the hood adjusting the shift linkage. Now own a toy tacoma with standard 5 speed, and of course the Model A. __________________ MY PROBLEM CHILD!

03-15-2016, 11:09 AM	#82
JBill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 702	Re: Who still uses a 'stick shift' in their modern vehicle ? We lived in the UK for two years (1985-87) and almost all cars there were stick shift. Automatics were the unusual ones. Might have changed a lot since then. Probably has.

03-15-2016, 01:11 PM	#83
roblesterjr04 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Hanover, PA Posts: 130	Re: Who still uses a 'stick shift' in their modern vehicle ? My tenuous love is a 1995 Saab 900, non-turbo, 5spd. She let me down today on the way to work today, the first day since December that I've taken her to work... No Saab jokes. I don't find them funny. She is generally a very good car. __________________ -Rob 1929 Fordor Leatherback

03-15-2016, 06:54 PM	#85
Fordors Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orland Park,IL Posts: 1,402	Re: Who still uses a 'stick shift' in their modern vehicle ? I factory ordered a 1973 Cutlass S coupe with the 350 and 4 speed. Later that evening I got a call from the dealership owner and he asked this- "Are you sure you want that car?" I answered of course I wanted it, I had put a deposit down on it, didn't I? Apparently he didn't want to be stuck with it should I back out. __________________ My school colors are black and blue, I attended the School of Hard Knocks where I received a Masters Degree in Chronic Mopery.

03-15-2016, 07:09 PM	#86
5window Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lewisburg,PA Posts: 938	Re: Who still uses a 'stick shift' in their modern vehicle ? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) 2014 Subaru Forester-5 speed stick-my wife insisted. All 3 of my daughters earned to drive on a stick-they now have automatics because their husbands can't drive sticks.

03-15-2016, 07:53 PM	#87
Rex_A_Lott Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Upstate South Carolina Posts: 794	Re: Who still uses a 'stick shift' in their modern vehicle ? Define modern.... Still have a 74 Chevrolet Wrecker with the 4 Speed, a 73 VW thing with the 4 speed, too. But the damnedest thing I ever drove was a dirt car with a Bert transmission...you put it in low and mash the clutch to take off, get the revs up right, let the clutch out and then yank it back in high (direct drive). That one blew my dress up for a while.

03-15-2016, 08:06 PM	#88
bunnyc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: KY Posts: 296	Re: Who still uses a 'stick shift' in their modern vehicle ? Mercedes ML - auto Mercedes SL - auto Always had a boat hauler than was auto and a convertible for pleasure. Most previous convertibles were standard shift.

03-15-2016, 10:29 PM	#89
al's28/33 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Redwood City, CA Posts: 1,591	Re: Who still uses a 'stick shift' in their modern vehicle ? The first vehicle supplied by my employer was a 5 speed Ford Ranger, I had never driven a manual shift before. Burned out two clutches in 3 years but that was more to do with talking on my shoe-phone car phone which was still legal back in 1996 and just not paying attention to which gear I was in......ahhhhhh the olden days!!! __________________ 1928 "A" Phaeton (mid year with many early features) 1933 "V8" Closed-Cab Pickup Truck (originally a Model B, 4 Cylinder dating to May, 1933)

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