I had a 1979 Olds Cutlas Salon with a 260 V8 and a 5sp Manual gearbox. GM told me only 261 were built that year. Shift pattern was a race style, first was toward you and back with 2nd through 5th in the normal "H" pattern.
Beatlebob321992 Toyota Previa- Mid engine AWD said:Certainly not unusual in NZ, and even now pretty common on the road. There is a company here that used them for a camper van fleet...cheap for tourists, we call them freedom campers. Anyway, there are heaps of the old Previa (also called Estima and Emina, in narrow and wide bodies) running around New Zealand with the company name on them - Spaceship !!!!!