The knob is present ahead of the gearshift knob on the dashboard. The interior also received a new steering wheel, gearshift, and instrument cluster. The gearshift was on the steering column. The gearbox can be operated manually and has a mechanical emergency gearshift. Ergonomically, the ignition's location next to the parking brake lever, gearshift, and seatbelt, saves time. It continued to be right-hand drive with external gearshift and brake levers. The switch was moved to the top of the gearshift knob in 1977. The gearshift lever of an underbone has two ends. The 1939 models joined other American cars in the use of a column-mounted gearshift lever. A torque converter eliminated the need for a clutch pedal and gearshift. The manual version had a heavy-duty clutch, strengthened gears and a short-throw gearshift as standard. A new single-rail gearshift mechanism was used. Also that year, the 826 was introduced with the option of gearshift or hydrostatic transmissions. Other models had a column-mounted gearshift. Two new versions were released&colon; "Agile", with automatic gearshift, and "CNG", a natural gas version.