Every single car or truck I have ever owned has had standard transmissions. Until recently. In the last 2 years, I have purchased a car and a truck and they have automatic transmissions simply because a manual transmission was not available. Like many (most?) people, I purchase used and had to take "stick shift" off of my list of requirements because the selection dropped to near zero. Definitely an end of an era.
Related: Though still available, it's getting harder and harder to find a pickup with a full-sized bed (8ft).
Curtis Stone also has a "do what I do and you can be successful" book: http://theurbanfarmer.co/