Re: IML: Chrysler and the Fed's

[joestill1@xxxxxxxxxxx (Joe)]

Bill:

 

How DO you know all this stuff? 

 

Between you and Mr. Benjamin, I continue to be amazed on a daily basis.

 

Thank you for your contributions!

 

--
Joe
Allen, Texas
'61 4D Crown Southampton
http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1961/JoeStill/index.htm

 

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> > 
> > The Edsel had an electrically operated button system located in the centre 
> > of the steering wheel in 1958 only. 
> > 
> > Packard had electric-controlled pushbuttons in 1956 located in a pod at the 
> > end of the transmssion lever. The buttons were gone for 1957, although S-P 
> > could have adopted push buttons to the 1957 or 1958 Packard as their 
> > Flight-o-matic transmission was built by Borg-Warner, who also built the 
> > same transmssions for Ford and Rambler. 
> > 
> > The 1957 and 1958 Mercury used B-W transmissions with a dual-cable 
> > pushbutton system - it had a park sprag and cable. The buttons were located 
> > on the lower left side of the dash with the park sprag controlled by a type 
> > of toggle panel. The same system was used by Rambler from 1958 to 1962 on 
> > the Six, Classic, Rebel and Ambassad
> or models, as did the Canadian-built 
> > 1957 Monarch. 
> > 
> > Even the Renault Dauphine offered a push-button automatic in the early 
> > 1960's. 
> > 
> > As to Chrysler's dash mounted turn signal lever, the 1960-1962 Chryslers 
> > used that system for the same reason they offered a floor-shift 3-speed 
> > manual transmission and not a column shift. With that fabulous Astrodome 
> > instrument cluster there was no room on the column for any kind of a lever. 
> > 
> > Bill 
> > Vancouver, BC 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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