This is false. The Federal Government had nothing to do with the discontinuance of Chrysler push button transmissions after 1964. Paul W. In an email dated 13/10/2005 12:43:49 am GMT Daylight time, "Douglas Nieblas" <doug58imp@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >The reason that they stopped making the push button automatics was not women >breaking their nails. It was the federal government that passed legistation >in 1965 to force all automakers to standardize the basic functions of the >cars. It was easier for Chrysler to shift back to levers in the now standard >pattern, than it would be to convince Ford and GM to swift to push buttons. >Don't you think? > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Doug > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 58 Crown coupe > > >>From: "david simons" <simonsbud8@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Subject: RE: IML: Please Welcome Returning Member, Douglas Nieblas (1958) >>Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 08:56:20 -0700 >> >>women complained the pushbutton transmissions broke their nails >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: "mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" >><mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of "ken brather" >><oef_1947_isf@xxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 2:21 PM >>To: "mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Subject: Re: IML: Please Welcome Returning Member, Douglas Nieblas >>(1958) >> >> >>k. here saw a new yorker yesterday an 89. looks pretty much like an imp >>of the period guess there r suttle differanses. easeier to tell the diff >>tween new yorkers & imps from ?the early '< 70's on back. mid ' 70's on >>up more difficult to tell. i saw an ad 4 a 56 chrysler & y'all r right. >>there is no park designation. it showed a close up of the push button >>shifter why did they stop making those? the edsel had them & when i was >>in college, i had a friend that had i think it was a valiant that had >>this . been thinking what i like as my 1st imp if i could ever afford 1. >>you folks seem to have a lot of trouble w/ them my folks had a ' 71 new >>yorker & had lot of trouble w/ back firing thru carberator. >> >>__________________________________________________ >>Do You Yahoo!? >>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >>http://mail.yahoo.com > >_________________________________________________________________ >Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! >http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > > >----------------- ?http://www.imperialclub.com ?----------------- >This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm