[Will]

Originally Posted by Diego

This thread is somewhat curious.

3-on-the-tree was the standard transmission for most American cars till around 1970, .... I think the tranny continued to be standard for some through the late 1970s if not the early 1980s. I can try to find production info if interested.

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What do you mean by "standard?" Three on the tree is referring to a manual transmission with a column mounted shifter, NOT a floor shifter. That was quite rare. I've only ever seen less than a handful of them and NEVER seen one in a '70s car.

First car I ever drove was a '64 Nova wagon with a 6-cylinder and 3-on-the-tree.

Yes, manual transmissions were "standard equipment" with automatics being optional in most cars into the '70s, but the vast majority of manual transmissions utilized floor shifters.