Re: Speaking of TorqueFlites

[Afterhours Fabrication <afterhoursfab@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yep, I had a chance to see it at the NY Auto Show this past weekend.
People are saying they ripped off Jaguar which has the same feature in
the center console, altho the Jag shifter is much cooler since its
motorized to rise up as the car is started.

I can't say Im a fan of it, it seems like you wont even be able to put
the vehicle in neutral to push it if the battery dies..

- Dave

On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Gary H. <62to65mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> All interfaces have some degree of complexity. I've heard of folks mistakenly pressing a shift button instead of an ac/heater control button on Push button trans controlled Mopars. Oops. :) I doubt the 8 speed trans computer would allow you to shift inappropriately, like into reverse over a certain speed.
>
> What I recall reading is that the Federal regulations for transmission shift patterns started in 1971: a PRNDL pattern for any column shift. Technically push button trans controls are still legal to make on new cars.
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> But the market pressure to go from push buttons to column shift came in the 1964 era in that  the Feds put a column shift specification in the purchase order requirements for vehicles bought by the  Federal Government. Chrysler did not want to miss the opportunity to sell Mopars to the Feds. So 1965 saw column shifted cable TorqueFlites.
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> Thanks,
> Gary H.
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>>  -------Original Message-------
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>>  I don't think it's a smart idea...someone is going to be riding down
>>  the road and goto reach for the AC and grab the shift know by mistake.
>>
>>  Didn't Chrysler run into issues many years ago with standardization of
>>  shifters?  And that's what killed the push buttons???
>>
>>  Bill M
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