RE: IML: Please Welcome Returning Member, Douglas Nieblas (1958)

["Douglas Nieblas" <doug58imp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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>
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> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 08:56:20 -0700
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> women complained the pushbutton transmissions broke their nails
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> (1958)
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> 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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