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A standard 5-speed shift pattern (on a Peugeot 206 knob). A gear stick (rarely spelled gearstick), [1] [2] gear lever (both UK English), gearshift or shifter (both U.S. English), more formally known as a transmission lever, is a metal lever attached to the transmission of an automobile.
A commercial push-button-based electronic shift selector made by Allison Transmission. Shift-by-wire is an automotive concept or system that employs electrical or electronic connections that replace the mechanical connection between the driver's gearshift mechanism and the transmission.
Until 1967, the shifter moved through the quadrants in a straight line. From 1967 through 1969, the lever remained in the 1965 position but due to safety concerns, required the driver to move it to the left (it was spring-loaded) to select Reverse and Low. The "T" handle was replaced with a large, mushroomed black plastic knob.
Approximately 25 of those cars were so equipped. A large nickel-plated box was attached to the right side of the steering column which housed the push button mechanism. It utilized six buttons – first through third gear, reverse, neutral and park. There was a "signal" button which was the horn.
A knob connected to a bowden cable, similar to some emergency brake applications, was also provided to lock out the unit mechanically. Using overdrive with the main 3-speed transmission in 2nd gear was similar in ratio to 3rd gear, and with the main transmission in third, the overall ratio was fractional (i.e., "true overdrive").
Column mounted gear shift lever in a Saab 96. Some vehicles have a gear lever mounted on the steering column. A 3-speed column shifter, which came to be popularly known as a "three on the tree", began appearing in America in the late 1930s and became common during the 1940s and 1950s.
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