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Rites of Passage – Manual Shift Transmissions

By Paul Crowe

"Yeah, Dad, it's got a Hurst shifter!"

You wouldn't know it today, but performance cars used to have manual transmissions and mastering the fine art of shifting was the sign of someone serious about driving. Learning to drive for many meant jerky starts, stalled cars and dreading that traffic light on a hill when the car behind you stopped too close to your rear bumper. Can you get rolling forward without rolling … [Read more...]

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