<VV> 3 on tree

[Tony Underwood]

At 01:11 hours 06/07/2005, Levair at aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 6/7/05 3:08:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, pp2 at 6007.us
>writes:
>
><< GM pitched as "modern" in the late '30s, will have to see if I can find so
>  advts. Oddest I ever had was a three on the tree + o/d in a Citroen ID-19.
>  Conventional for the first three gears then away and up for the singing o/d.
>
>  Padgett  >>
>
>I had a hi po 55 Chevy with 3 on the tree. It wore to the point where it was
>nearly unusable. I elected to not put in a floor shift and had the column
>rebuilt.
>   I wanted my girl friend to sit really close to me.



Then again...

Having the shift knob there at the edge of he seat would be no obstacle to 
the girl who wanted to snuggle up, and the shift knob provided a handy 
excuse to keep your hand in the vicinity of the hemline.   2nd and 4th gear 
might require the lady to reposition her knees... depending on how friendly 
she was.


tony..    developed "creative" floor shifting into an art form