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Oct 9, 2020 · The "four-on-the-floor" manual transmission goes way back; the super-cheap Volkswagen Beetle had one from its birth in the late 1930s, for example. Detroit mostly stayed true to the three-speed ...
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Apr 30, 2000 · Learn more about the Say Bye-bye to Four on the Floor - Article. Read a review and see pictures of the Say Bye-bye to Four on the Floor at Car and Driver.
Jan 15, 2021 · There’s all kinds of confusion question of the facts, and denial that the situation is even possible. Such seems to be the case with the wildly neat 1961 Ford Fairlane below. The car is equipped with something apparently no other Ford car ever was and that is a four speed on the column manual. There were versions of a “four on the tree ...
- My New Husband Was An Avid Race Car Driver
- All of Our Dates, Were Spent at The Drag Strip, Stock Car Races Or Movies.
- I Soon Realized How Expensive Drag-Racing Can be.
- I Slid Behind The Wheel of The Barely, Street Legal, Souped-Up Hot Rod
- Why Did My Husband Have to Be Passed Out Beside Me?
- "Well Let's Go Get Your license."
- "You Stay Right Here, Don't Move"
- Now I Have to Practice Driving The 4-On-The-Floor.
- Race Time Bested by Qualifying Time
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I had given my beautiful, shiny red 1954 Chevrolet convertible to my brother, shortly after I got married, without ever having driven it, as I still did not have a driver's license. How did that happen? I was old enough to buy a car, but not old enough to drive it. 1. What the Hill is a Hellman How buying a first car can put a person at risk for al...
Billy and I met when we were kids. Our families lived next door to each other, and then my family moved away, and we lost all contact with him, and his family for several years. Then one day he walked into the ice cream shop, where I was working, and we started dating, and my brother started dating Billy's sister. All of our dates, were spent at th...
Shortly after Bill and I were married, all of our monies, his and mine was spent on drag-racing, I soon realized how expensive drag-racing can be, with entrance fees, slicks, transmissions, blown engines, carburetors, and lakers (side-mounted exhaust pipes, that had caps on them so they were not loud, unless you wanted them to sound like a "real-ba...
I took the keys from Billy's pocket and the bouncer picked him up flung him over his shoulder, as if he were a sack of potatoes. The bouncer put Billy in the passenger's seat, and went back into the tavern, and I slid behind the wheel of the barely, street legal, souped-up hot rod. Who could I call? I could not think of anyone to call who could dri...
I looked over at Billy, and didn't see any signs of life. And I thought what if he is dead? I had never seen anybody have one drink and pass out like that, why did my husband have to be passed out beside me? Why did a cop have to be sitting right next to me? What if the cop were to stop me? He would take me to jail. The light changed to green again...
As the officer got into the car, Billy opened his eyes, looked at the Officer, slid down into the floor board and just sat there. The officer parked the car, got out, handed me the keys, as I thanked him, he got in the squad car, and drove away. I got Billy out of the car, and into the apartment, and he never said a word, until the next day. When, ...
The following Monday Billy and I went to the Department of Motor Vehicles and I applied for a license, and passed the written test, got a number to take the driving test. Billy parked the car in the lot next to the driving course. The drive tester called my number, and we went to the car, and got in. Okay...the test taker said "I want you to go dow...
The following weekend, we listened to WLS radio that echoed the familiar: "Sunday, Sunday, Sunday at beautiful US30 Drag Strip, just south of Gary, Indiana. Billy and I were already on the way. We paid the entrance fee, and as we waited for a turn to qualify, to be matched with an equally fast machine, Billy asked me if I wanted to qualify the "bad...
Billy won the race, but his race time was less than my qualifying time. Yes! He should not have laughed at me. © 2012 Shyron E Shenko
C E Clarkfrom North Texas on September 16, 2020: An eternally interesting and fun hub to read. Once the autonomous cars take over, only stories like this one will help people to understand what it was like to drive a car oneself. Posting this to AH & FB again. Hope you are well and staying safe. Blessings, dear friend . . . C E Clarkfrom North Texa...
Actually, yes! The 1995 Tercel's four-speed manual (allegedly) had an overdrive fourth gear, which probably made the 3-4 shift a real bogger but helped fuel economy. Murilee Martin. Rear ...
Oct 17, 2018 · October 17, 2018. By. Royal Examiner. Back in the day, a car with four-on-the-floor was the preferred cool of every young man cruising the main drag. The manual transmission parked at the right of the driver was a fun way to take your Mustang GT out on a winding road. But, the constant clutch and shift is no good for heavy traffic.
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May 10, 2023 · A column shifter appeared on an American car in 1938, becoming the industry standard for the next four decades. The column shifter seemed like a clever concept because American cars were huge, and a big American car's big front bench seat could accommodate three people. Sports cars with floor shifters (3- and 4-speed) made some progress in the ...
