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Originally Posted by extrashaky
The truck had some problems. Second gear was bad. It would BANG out of gear and kick that shifter down with enough force to break your fingers if your hand were in the wrong place. Every now and then you'd get stuck in neutral with the shifter flopping around disconnected, and you'd have to pull to the side of the road, take the shifter linkage apart and put it back together. Then you'd drive on your way with greasy hands.
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This was actually a pretty common thing for the late 50s Chevs. My wagon used to do that all the time. Just be reaching to go to third and WHAM!