gear shift trick

[Steve Plucker]

Well, the back seat surely have the room

I know the Rumble Seat does...Don't ask me how I know!\

Pluck

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

The HOT setup for courting is a PICKUP & a TARP----------
Bill W.

 

[Lona]

When I bought my first A in 1956, it had a cut off shift lever which made riding three in the coupe front seat easier. We would swing the lever out of the way so the middle guy could get his feet located then pop it back into normal position. Reaching between his legs to shift was a little awkward so I would clutch and he would shift. Worked great. Of course, teenagers in those days were a lot skinnier and a bit smaller as I remember.

Glen

 

[Lona]

When I bought my first A in 1956, it had a cut off shift lever which made riding three in the coupe front seat easier. We would swing the lever out of the way so the middle guy could get his feet located then pop it back into normal position. Reaching between his legs to shift was a little awkward so I would clutch and he would shift. Worked great. Of course, teenagers in those days were a lot skinnier and a bit smaller as I remember.

Glen

 

[Mitch//pa]

It's not a good practice to pull the gearshift up to disengage its trunnion pin because if raised too high, the lever will come out of the shift forks and may not go back in. This has happened to some Model A'ers I know.

yep X2

 

[30Ford]

Funny ..I was just talking to a old timer today and we were talking about that ....he showed me that trick years ago

 

[CarlG]

... Of course, teenagers in those days were a lot skinnier and a bit smaller as I remember.

I always thought that these cars just shrunk from being left out in the rain for 80+ years.
Had to be something like that. I mean we use to get 4 of us in the cab of my AA 280A .