To All The Cars I've Loved Before: Classic Car Restoration, JDM, and Automotive History Jan 3, 2025

Who Taught You To Drive Stick Shift?

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Chevy Citation

The Chevy Citation was a small car made by Chevrolet in the early 1980s. It was designed to be more fuel-efficient compared to larger cars from that time.

Term

gas guzzlers

'Gas guzzlers' refers to cars that use a lot of fuel and are not very efficient. This term was often used for larger cars and SUVs that were common before fuel efficiency became a priority.

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So, remember my dad put me on his lap, and I think this would have been in Pennsylvania,

and, hey, let's steer us around the corner, and, you know, of course, I had no business

being behind the wheel.

Another memory was his teaching me how to drive stick in the 1980 or 1981, he was a little

iffy on the ear, Chevy Citation, which was maroon.

You wouldn't look at it, or think of it to look at them now, but they were a revolutionary

car in their day and in their own way.

I guess they were kind of a counterpoint to the previous gas guzzlers, the American

gas guzzlers that had been along.

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Who Taught You To Drive Stick Shift?

Chevy Citation

gas guzzlers

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