Re: IML: Chrysler and the Fed's

["Dave" <Wilkerbeast01@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I remember one Packard, around '55 or '56, that had a fixed shift arm that 
stuck out from the right hand side of the steering column, and the end held 
a quadrant with the shifter push buttons.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robin Giesbrecht" <robings@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 8:49 AM
Subject: RE: IML: Chrysler and the Fed's


> Packard used dash mounted buttons too in their last years.
>
>
> > From: "Woolf,Richard T(Contractor)" <richard.woolf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > To: "'mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: RE: IML: Chrysler and the Fed's
> > Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:16:10 -0400
> >
> > Yes, this is true.
> >
> > Even some AMC models had them.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of eddie walker
> > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 6:40 AM
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: IML: Chrysler and the Fed's
> >
> >
> >
> > didnt Ford use push buttons in the steering wheels of  Edsels?
> >
> > RandalPark@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > 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" 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"
> > >>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >>To:
> > >>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"
> > >> on behalf of "ken brather"
> > >>
> > >>Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 2:21 PM
> > >>To: "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.
> > >>
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