Speaking of "Stick Shift"

[Brian G. NY]

I have a 4 speed tranny which came out of an early Falcon EconoLine van; '64 I think
.
This woukd have been a "4 on the tree".

Unfortunately, I do not have any of the shifting linkage but I can imagine it must have been at least a little complicated. LOL

 

[old popper]

When I was stationed in Germany in the 60s, my section chief had a car with a 4 on the tree. It wasn't too bad to catch on to. I can't for the life of me remember the make of that car.

 

[wore out]

Interesting!

I have a 1964 Econoline van with ''three on the tree'', didn't know they made a ''4'' version.

 

[Crazy Horse]

Here's a video of a Ford with some MUSCLE .... four on the tree ..... and an interesting gimmick for reverse.
Untitled URL Link

 

[Rich'sToys]

Years ago a guy I knew had a Saab with 4 on the tree.

 

[timcasbolt]

Might have been a Peugeot.

 

[Janicholson]

I owned a Saab 96 and a 89 Monte Carlo, 2 stroke 3 cylinder. $ on the tree was common. If the Econoline had 3 on the tree, hook it up the the shifter for forward speeds, and
a pull knob for R on the floor. Jim

 

[RBnSC]

It was a dagenham four speed. I have a seen a Falcon and Mustang with them. Not meant for a lot of horse power. Dad had an old
Mercedes with four on the tree.
Ron

 

[mechanicfred]

Peugeot had 4 on the tree a long time ago. Was fun to drive

 

[38 Sears Roebuck]

Yep, when I graduated highschool in 1980 I
started to work with a mechanical
contractor. I was introduced to a three on
the tree in a Ford Econoline van.
I never drove one before with the shifter on the steering column.

 

[Bob N.Y.]

Years ago one of my sisters had a Fiat with a 4 speed column shift. She was the only one who could find reverse. My late neighbor had a Mercedes with a 4 speed column shift. He was surprised when I found reverse without being how to do it.

 

[Vito]

Rare transmission. Friend put one in his van. Had to
fabricate some of the linkage.

Vito

 

[centash]

rove an old IH cabover years ago with 10 on the tree....5 speed with a push
button toggle on the gearshift for the rear axle. That one you shifted
carefully.

Ben

 

[TimV]

I've driven several 3-on-the-trees, including a friend's old Datsun sedan, and I think they made a 4-on-the-tree also, at least for the Japanese market. For those interested, here's a video on a young gent talking and shifting on the 1956 Mack 2-stick his grandfather restored and he now owns. Gotta love a Jake Brake on a Cummins Big Cam! He misses a few, and freely admits it, as he's used to his newer trucks and the old Mack doesn't do the majority of his hauling, but it still sounds good!
1956 Mack 2 stick shifting

 

[Brian G. NY]

(quoted from post at 21:52:28 11/09/23) It was a dagenham four speed. I have a seen a Falcon and Mustang with them. Not meant for a lot of horse power.
Ron

Lots of the early 6 cyl. Falcon, Mustang and Comet cars had the Dagenham 4 speed tranny.
You are right; not built to handle much HP. Matter of fact, they broke easily even with the little 6 cyl. if driven hard.
Some people called them the "glass" transmission.

 

[37 chief]

I had a 60's Mercedes I fixed up for my daughter. It had 4 on the tree. every once and a while it would stick between gears. When that happened I
showed her what linkage to pull in the engine compartment too free it up. Stan

 

[paul]

Rambler, 3 on the tree and then automatic overdrive 4th gear. Freewheeled in overdrive.

Paul

 

[Dave G9N]

(quoted from post at 13:35:56 11/09/23) I owned a Saab 96 and a 89 Monte Carlo, 2 stroke 3 cylinder. $ on the tree was common. If the Econoline had 3 on the tree, hook it up the the shifter for forward speeds, and
a pull knob for R on the floor. Jim

oh, a Sabb-ab-ba-bab! You must have some Saab stories about the 2-stroke. Oil injected or oil in the gas?

I had a '63 Saab 2 stroke with a 1bbl carb. 32 anemic little ponies for whom 15 mph on a steep hill was all they could manage. Estimated 400,000 miles and an untold number of engines and rebuilds.

 

[the tractor vet]

Well since i learned on a three on the tree and have driven twin stick 5 and 4 , 4x4's five and three , the only set up i never drove was the big Autocar where i worked way back and that one had a 6, 5 and a four three stick , my boss drove that one ,i drove the mack with the five and four , with that we hauled everything up to 100000 on the trailer . The Autocar hauled the really big stuff . a monster of a truck . The mack ran the old 22 inch rubber and now today that would be the 24.5 , the Auto car ran 24 inch rubber . To this day i still prefer a standard transmission over a slush box.

 

[Leroy]

2 Ramblers 63 & 67 both 3 on the tree and NO overdrive. Still prefer automatic. Learned to drive on a 49 Chevy 3600 4 speed on floor, Then 1950 International 4 sped on floor. My first car was a 48 Buick 3 on the tree, Other larger trucks.