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Old 01-09-2017, 09:38 PM   #113
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Maybe its a "Southern" thing but they were referred to as standard here probably into the late 70s at least. Like @Tcoat, I still do it on occasion.
Order sheet for a 1966 Ford Mustang with check boxes for the 'Std. 3 Spd Manual' or '4 Spd Manual' Transmission. Probably the slang endured due to the proliferation of referring to option packages.

"Hey Bill! You get the standard or automatic?"
"Four on the floor baby!"

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