I was 15 when I first drove my 66' 3 speed, now I'm 18. I never had any problems at all, not trying to brag but I’m just saying that it isn't that hard to figure out. I have grown up on manual transmissions so it is all natural to me. The first truck I ever drove was a 1965 3/4ton. The truck was a 4 speed with a heavy clutch (especially for a youngster) and no power steering, nothing teaches you to drive like that. None of my friends know how to drive a manual and many have probably never seen one! When working on a film project for school, one of my friends had a 68' Karmann Ghia that I had to drive because I was the only one in our group of friends that could. Absolutely no one at my school has seen a 3 speed. I constantly get asked if my truck is an automatic. Often, I notice drivers around town have a puzzled look when they see a 3 speed being shifted while coming down the road towards them.

1966 Chevrolet C-10 LWB
1965 Chevrolet C-20 LWB