The most common sort of transmission setup in North America during the 1940s and 1950s, the column-shift 3-speed manual stayed in service longer than you might think.

The "three-on-the-tree" column-mounted manual transmission shifter was, for a very long time, the most common setup in American motor vehicles. My 1941 Plymouth Special Deluxe came with one, and ...

After a great deal of painstaking research last month, I was able to determine that the very last three-speed automatic available in a new car in North America came in the 2002 Toyota Corolla/Geo ...

Ten Last-Generation Column-Shift Manual Vehicles. Even though this transmission type, in essence, got phased out, it’s still possible to get your hands on old vehicles. And obviously, they will have ...