>>> Ah yes, you can always tell the puppies in the crowd : )! Back in the
>>old
>>> days all CC autos were push button operated (from 56 or 57 until 65 or
>>> 66). The buttons were on the dash, and you just pushed in "1" to start
>>> off in "first", shoved "2" for "second" and "D" for "third". You could
>>> hold a gear as long as you wanted/dared. A lot of people didn't like
>>them
>>> so CC went back to the PRNDL on the column, bleckkkkk!
>>>
>>> Larry
>>>
>You can also tell the oldies in the crowd :) !
>
>My GRANDFATHER had a 58 Dodge with the push button automatic. I can still
>see him showing all us grandkids how wonderful his new car was (I was 6)
>and how the push buttons worked ... my Dad had a 52 Ford Fairlane at the time.
>
>Sure wish I had Grandfather's car now ... two door hardtop, two tone black
>and beige (I think).
>Rob Agnew
Wow! I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Chrysler's "Auto Stick" (?). It
had a clutch and you could shift it like a auto while driving without using
the clutch. The clutch was only needed for starting, if memory serves correct.
-Buddy Borders
Phila., PA
'95 SLT Club Cab, V-8 Auto
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