Bit of trivia, Pontiac invented (or at least introduced for the American market) the three on the tree. I think it was in the 30’s, it was $10 extra and it was promoted as both a safety feature and to free up space for the center passenger.
I drove an early 60’s GMC towtruck in my school days for pocket money. It had a Pontiac V8 in it and had so many miles the shifter had slop enough that I’d hit my knee when shifting. 3 on the tree is actually kind of superior to a floor shift in that the shifts are much shorter (except on that old GMC ;-). I could rock that ugly old truck in the snow like nobodies business.
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My Break Away Squad
1969 Fbird (base OHC, 350, 400HO & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA ht’s)
1969 Custom S 2dr ht
1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr ht & Cvt)
1969 LeMans Safari wagon
1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 ht & Judge ht)
1969 Cat (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr ht)
1969 Ventura wagon 2 seat
1969 Exec 4dr post
1969 2 Bonnie Cvt's & 2 wagons
1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr ht & Cvt)
1969 Grand Prix 2 SJ’s
1969 2+2 2dr ht (Canadian)
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