This 3-speed trans is gonna have to go...

I have hardly driven my '73 Valiant in the last 18 months because the thing is such a chore to drive.

Not only is it a 3-speed on the column, but for whatever reason Ma Mopar decided to install a trans with an non-synchonized low gear. So, you either have to lug second or come almost to a stop to get low gear.

Add to that it's manual steering which most of the time takes two hands to steer around turns. Now I know why most of these were equipped with an automatic.