The gear selector was on the steering column.

Motor switch, gear selector, speedometer-as well as some unfamiliar dials and controls.

"The engine will start only with the gear selector in neutral" The banging on the door was even louder.

There were also rectangular instead of circular push-buttons for the gear selector in this version of the car.

The manual gearbox also features an easy-changing gear selector that requires little pressure to operate.

The gear selector rises like a gasometer out of the centre console.

The gear selector in the driver's cab had a "D" position where "4" would be on other standard transmission units.

The car is so wide that the centre console can stand parallel to the gear selector.

Move the gear selector into "drive" and the transmission shifts its own gears - a fine formula for everyday commuting.

"Prepare to move out," he said and pulled the gear selector into low range.