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I am surprised no one mentioned old motorcycles though. Before 68, British bikes had the shifter and brake on opposite sides from American bikes. This also reversed the shift pattern from down to get first and then up for the rest to up to get first and down to upshift

Yep, I had a British bike (BSA 650 Lightning), and riding any Japanese bikes was a challenge - wrong foot and upside down. Many was the time I wanted to press on the rear brake and changed gears instead.. There were some Japanese bikes that had a totally crazy shift pattern, where neutral was at the bottom. I preferred shift patterns that assured that, in a pinch, if you stabbed downward on the lever, you'd get a gear - maybe not a good gear to be in, but a gear that will keep you moving nonetheless.

I took my project car to the muffler shop and wanted to leave it for them to work on, and pick it up later. I had to sit there and wait while they did the work, since none of the young people working there could drive a four speed and get it in and out of the shop, and on and off the lift. I need to find a shop with older mechanics