Real Muscle Cars Don'T Have Slushboxes

You are correct. Automatics are boring. I learned how to drive in my dad's '64 ford F-100 with 3 on the tree. Your 442 has a 4-speed. That's all you need. My girlfriend has a BMW with a 6-speed. 2 gears too many.

That left foot isn't supposed to be just along for the ride, lol. I'd love to hang out in your garage, great cars! Thanks for sharing.

damn straight!

i have had a bit of everything all fixed by me, i put what i want in them and i know what i got , nope no rice burner for this texan, and yes all had four speeds, a necessity of male life and some ladies know how to use them and i don't mean the lipstick although i don't mind a lipstick mark here or there ,hehe

Very cool. I'm an Olds man myself. The 1972 442 is my fav.

Have to agree!

sweet, i love some hot rod cars. Really cool when you see a lady behind the wheel of a fast car. I let me wife drive my truck ONCE, she scared the heck out of both of us.

LOL...yeah, God knows how to make a car that'll blow the doors off others..dont forget to fasten your seat belt love

Dawm right !

Coming form UK was natural I learned to drive a manual transmission

Only later in life did i come across auto's

Had an XK8 auto taht was fun when you turned teh traction control off & used the manual side of the box, bit expensive on tyres though!

i knew someone that had the same 442 but it was an automatic. It was a nice car though. What color is yours? i am assuming you have the big engine in it?

I learned on a manual transmission and drove them for many years. Three in the tree was the normal manual transmission back in the mid to late 60's. I converted an old Mercury Comet, 66 I think was the year to a Hurst floor shifter. I loved how easy it was to shift compared to a column shifter. The best part about a manual shifter is that you can shift to the sound of the engine. I beat a lot of more powerful cars that had automatic transmissions with a standard shifter because you can use the full RPM's when you shift. Automatics don't allow that. Mind you now that I am much older I have switched to a manualmatic transmission. I currently own a 2011 VW Jetta TDI with a 6 speed manualmatic. I was surprised at how much torc this engine has as it is only a 2 ltr diesel with a turbo charger and rated at 140 HP. It has great bottom end power and it will burn rubber on take off. It also has a locking differential to prevent spinning on takeoff. I could add much more but back in the 60's automatics really sucked as far as power goes. I owned a 58 chev with a 2 speed powerglide transmission connected to a 6 cylinder. This combination really sucked.

Okay never heard of the Automatic Transmission being called a slushbox before but that is very interesting. I learned to drive in a 69 Chevy van three speed manual transmission it wasn't a speedster but it had lots of torque.

I learned how to drive on a manual transmission, and feel that anyone who has mastered that, to have the right to say that they know how to drive. As for your choice of cars, I love your choices, especially the Shelby Mustang Cobra.