Tastes are varying from Europe to U.S.A.
But still I wonder why British stoped making those cars, since in Great Britain not all car had syncromesh for all speeds in the '50's + it would have had been an intresting export thing to continental Europe.
Here is one lady drivin a preselector gearbox car (I want that model of car):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x00aXHI2tTY
I want to buy brochoures for British cars with preselector gerabox, but, man, they are expensive!