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
>
>
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>>women complained the pushbutton transmissions broke their nails
>>
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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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