Yep. The big Chryslers of the mid to late 50s had them as well.Originally Posted by John Kasaian
How about "Three on the tree" shifters?
Yep. The big Chryslers of the mid to late 50s had them as well.
How about "Three on the tree" shifters?
One man's Mede is another man's Persian.
When I was young a good friend of mine purchased an early 60"s Dart convertible with a push button automatic transmission. The slant six needed a rebuild so 3 of us took an engine overhaul course on Saturday mornings and tore down the engine and rebuilt it. My buddy repainted it white with a white cloth top and a red stripe down the side surrounded by chrome. The 3 of us had a great time working on her and she ended up a really neat ride which nobody else had.
I had one on a '47 Chevy, lol!
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
Some Mavericks had them in the 70s.
I once borrowed a friend's car and was a little confused to have a clutch and an auto transmission shifter on the column. Hey wait, there's no PRNDL indicator!
I learned on my Dad's '39 Chevy with a vacuum-assisted shifter. You couldn't budge that thing unless the engine was running. We actually broke off the plastic extension on the lever by trying so it was a little hard reaching around the steering wheel, but we managed!
I've also got a Green Monster C-1. Love it but it is a tad heavy to carry around.
Take a look inside the bellows, those are known for the inner bellows coming unglued & sagging inside.
Otherwise, those cameras are bombproof. Plus, if you decide it's too heavy, they take the same size lensboard as a Deardorff.
Remember well, had the Valiant slant six 225 cu, had some pep and go. My sister called it the " the Toad" .
My first legal vehicle was a '52 Chevy pickemup shortbox, with a 216 stovebolt. A real "fill the oil, check the gas" special. Three on the tree.
One man's Mede is another man's Persian.
This is a large format forum, but I must get in on the old car chat. My first was a 1964 chevy chevelle with a rotted out floor and straight six engine. I didn't fix the floor for about six months, so when I went out on a date with my girlfriend, she had to hold her feet up. My friend had a dodge dart with slant six. I think it was a 68. We sprayed the whole car with hot rod black spray cans. The dart was the concert car. She took us to see the Allman brothers, Led Zepplin, Pink floyd and many other bands. Man, those were the days.
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