Back before the standard five or six-speed manual transmission, some cars between the '50s and '80s utilized a "three-on-the-tree" transmission setup.

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 the manual 3-speed column shifter, which you could ...

Having never heard the phrase "three-on-a-tree," I looked at the illustration showing the side arm (shifter) on the column behind the steering wheeI before replying, "Yes." How well I remember ...