Sigh. I learned to drive on a sixties vintage Morgan. The only thing more challenging that working that car's gearbox would be convincing my wife to buy one now.
My late father would not drive anything that didn’t have a three on the tree. He even once traveled all the way from NY to Michigan to pick up a Plymouth wagon that had one because none of the tri-state dealers had them and he was getting a deal on the car to boot.