Transmissions

When my father and mother started driving automobiles, there were no automatic transmission. In fact, some of the transmissions were not even synchronized. This meant in order to shift from gear to gear, you had to “double clutch.” In other words, you depressed the clutch and moved the gear shift into neutral; then you released the clutch and “zoomed” the motor to get all the gears spinning at the same speed; next, you depressed the clutch again and repositioned the gear shift to the next desired position; lastly, you released the clutch and preceded on your way. All this needed to be done in...