<VV> 3 tree

[J R Read_HML]

I had a couple of cars with three on the tree.  My very first NEW car was a 
'65 Tempest.  VERY basic car.  AM radio was about the only option, but I 
LOVED it and had it several years.  If I recall correctly, I bought it NEW 
for $2,125.

Later, I had a (used) Maverick with a 3 speed column shifter.  The damn 
thing would hang between gears sometimes.  Had to get out, pop the hood, and 
move the linkage on the firewall.  I got tired of having people honk at me 
and bought some sort of "quick" shift floor shifter (heavy spring loaded so 
that the move from first to second gave the illusion of a straight line) 
from Washawsky (later J. C. Whitney), cut a hole in the floor and installed 
that in a couple of hours.  No more honks at lights after that.  The column 
shift stuff was just left hanging in place as I recall.  Well, at least the 
stuff on the engine side of the fire wall.

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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson at atlas.co.uk>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 1:26 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> VP Camaro


>> "don't know about Firebirds, but early Camaros had a column shifter when
>> equipped with a bench seat. Back in the '70s when I was a Chevy parts 
>> guy, we
>> had an occasional request for the column repair parts.
>
> So did British Vauxhalls until around 1969 - and they also had a 3-speed 
> when it was on the column only (4 when it was on the floor).
>
> By then it was an incredibly archaic thing to have in Britain (Ford had 
> stopped in 1962, and the Brit manufacturers never offered 3 on the tree), 
> and it always caused a lot of mirth on the part of road testers.
>
> I wonder if anyone actually *ordered* a car like that...? I would love to 
> find one now...
>
> Cheers
>
> Alan
>
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