Luckily, my wife like the cars as much as I do. Tried to teach her a five speed to no avail. Brought the T-bird home (with the intent of reselling it). My wife saw it, asked a few questions, and asked if it was automatic. "yes". She took a spin (390) and said I was not allowed to sell it. Brought home the Effie (merc. 312) with automatic (manual steering) she drove that, and said it too has to stay with us. I got lucky, she punched the gas, and lit the tires up, but luckily, wrestled it to a stop. She won't drive it until I get power steering (which could be a while, I don't want to share the pick-em-up).
Matt