Whats Old Is Cool

[Squint]

I also once drove a 5-speed Suzuki XL-7...I don't particularly recommend it...

There is probably a reason Suzuki removed themselves from the U.S. car market.

[theholycow]

Did you know that early Chevy Astro/GMC Safari vans had a factory 5-speed manual option? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_ ... .931995.29 . Now there's a true rarity - I can't even seem to find a picture of the cockpit of an Astro with a stick, let alone an account of owning one, a listing for one that's for sale or seeing one in real life.

I always forget those when discussing stick minivans. Even though they are definitely minivans, I don't automatically think of them when thinking minivan because RWD and because many/most were used for hauling cargo instead of people.

Trivia: The manual Astro has the only 11 inch clutch for a 14 spline 1 inch input shaft ever in a production vehicle. At least, that's what I found when trying to come up with a clutch for my project.

[Squint]

Trivia: The manual Astro has the only 11 inch clutch for a 14 spline 1 inch input shaft ever in a production vehicle. At least, that's what I found when trying to come up with a clutch for my project.

I think that wins for most random trivia I will hear today. Congratulations, here's your reward.