Yea, 30 years ago. :D
Actually I was the Shop Forman and stick shift builder, but did domestic automatics as well, just because they were so frickin easy to do.
Mostly in the automatics I did Volvo, BMW, Mercedes, VW, Porche, Pantera and Allison.
You weren't worth having in my shop if you couldn't do three domestics a day.
Kind of glad those days are gone actually. :D