I drive a indestructible 20 year old Nissan Xterra- 5 speed stick. I love it. I learned to drive on a “3 on the tree” shift. Prehistoric. I’ve had several stick vehicles- feel safer in them.
I was just thinking about one of the first vehicles I drove regularly when I got my license at age 16. It was a 1966 F100. Light blue with 240 6 and the 3 speed column shifter. What was so memorable about that was the length of the throw to change gears. I remember noticing that in second gear the shifter was almost vertical.