<VV> 3 on tree - only a slight Corvair reference

[Jason Cesana]

I killed my father's 1970 Nova with a three on the tree when I was like 13.
The linkage had finally let go and he was going to replace the tree with a
floor shifter. That was until I stepped on the acel pedal all the way and
threw a rod!!!! HAHAHA he told me to give it the gas!!! We still talk about
that day.
Jason Cesana

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Subject: Re: <VV> 3 on tree - only a slight Corvair reference

What kind of junk have all you guys been driving?  <grin!>

In my misspent youth I did time in the previously-mentioned 3-on-tree
Econoline, a 3-on-tree '66 Chevy wagon, and a 3-on-tree '68 Chevelle.  
NONE of them ever refused to shift nor did they ever get hung up in gear.

On the other hand, the shift linkage in my floor-shift 3-speed 1962 Corvair
wagon (circa 1970) fell apart on a regular basis, until a buddy and I
tinkered with the linkage, shimming it with strapping steel and applying
other sophisticated fixes.  Of course, during that repair we discovered that
the floor had rusted out and that the prior owner had fixed the floor with a
tin S&H Green Stamps sign.  (You have to be of a certain age to know what
S&H Green Stamps were.)

In high school, a neighbor girl who was about the skinniest and slightest
female I've ever seen this side of a famine appeal, drove a 3-on-tree Chevy
II all over town.  If she could slam that car into gear every time, what on
earth was wrong with your cars?

--Bob Marlow


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