My brother taught me to drive in his "60-something Corvair, that was before the Corvairs were retired for their stupendous safety record.

I tried teaching both my sons in my standard-shift Plymouth Tracer.... the younger one did fine, but the older one got freaked out about stalling & then didn't get his drivers license till he was 22. Still won't touch a stick shift. (Guess I should cross "driving instructor" off my list of potential careers?)