My first car (bought in 1974) was a 1958 Dodge with a push button transmission.

Older vehicles from the 60s were our used cars of the 70s. They often still had manual transmissions with the shifter sometimes on the steering column. We called these “on the tree”.
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My first car (bought in 1974) was a 1958 Dodge with a push button transmission. Later I bought a 1967 Ford pickup with 3 on the tree.
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