Seventy years ago, 70 percent of U.S.-made cars came with a stick shift. The number is less than 9 percent today. But at least one man is on a quest to reverse that slide. Eddie Alterman loves ...

The manual transmission is starting to go the way of the dodo, although there are still several new cars, trucks, and SUVs you can buy that have a stick shift — and, of course, used options abound.

When it comes to installing the right transmission, the decision to use either a manual or an automatic trans depends on your intended use for that vehicle. If you are a purist and drive a hot Cobra, ...