Originally Posted by donbrew
(Post 798633)
I did qualify with "these days".
Many other cars have moved onto the dash console, even cheaper. If you read the publicity blurb for Pursuit Vehicles, they cite shifter on column. Like the new Chevy Police car. Have you driven a Late model Dodge or Chrysler Van. The have the shifter on the dash but have improperly placed it to far from the driver. Useable but very inconvenient. A major mistake OMHO. Some of the others are not to bad but not my cup of tea for everyday in town driving. SF |
It's all a moot point, unless you wanted to fab a column or perhaps a button/ knob shifter, like the Dart or 200 from FCA
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I personally like push buttons on the dash. Loved those TorqueFlite MoPars.
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Originally Posted by donbrew
(Post 798648)
I personally like push buttons on the dash. Loved those TorqueFlite MoPars.
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Gotta love those Mix-O-Matic shifters in the Mopars - a built-in theft deterrent these days (thief scratching his head wondering how to make the car move).
While we're waxing poetic - how about a MANUAL shifter on that column, eh? ...my '64 Dart had the 3-on-the-tree and I loved it. (TWO of my 64 Darts - the other had a Mix-O-Matic) It might not be the best shifter-choice for an SS, but surely they could do a 5-speed column shift, no? ...for the other models? - surely not a Cost-Effective design, by any means. (does ANY car/truck manufacturer still make the manual column-shifter?) |
Originally Posted by JSK
(Post 798689)
Gotta love those Mix-O-Matic shifters in the Mopars - a built-in theft deterrent these days (thief scratching his head wondering how to make the car move).
While we're waxing poetic - how about a MANUAL shifter on that column, eh? ...my '64 Dart had the 3-on-the-tree and I loved it. (TWO of my 64 Darts - the other had a Mix-O-Matic) It might not be the best shifter-choice for an SS, but surely they could do a 5-speed column shift, no? ...for the other models? - surely not a Cost-Effective design, by any means. (does ANY car/truck manufacturer still make the manual column-shifter?) |
Originally Posted by JSK
(Post 798689)
Gotta love those Mix-O-Matic shifters in the Mopars - a built-in theft deterrent these days (thief scratching his head wondering how to make the car move).
While we're waxing poetic - how about a MANUAL shifter on that column, eh? ...my '64 Dart had the 3-on-the-tree and I loved it. (TWO of my 64 Darts - the other had a Mix-O-Matic) It might not be the best shifter-choice for an SS, but surely they could do a 5-speed column shift, no? ...for the other models? - surely not a Cost-Effective design, by any means. (does ANY car/truck manufacturer still make the manual column-shifter?) |
Originally Posted by JSK
(Post 798689)
Gotta love those Mix-O-Matic shifters in the Mopars - a built-in theft deterrent these days (thief scratching his head wondering how to make the car move).
While we're waxing poetic - how about a MANUAL shifter on that column, eh? ...my '64 Dart had the 3-on-the-tree and I loved it. (TWO of my 64 Darts - the other had a Mix-O-Matic) It might not be the best shifter-choice for an SS, but surely they could do a 5-speed column shift, no? ...for the other models? - surely not a Cost-Effective design, by any means. (does ANY car/truck manufacturer still make the manual column-shifter?) The only postwar American vehicle that I know of that offered a 4 speed on the column was the Ford Econoline/Falcon Van from the early 1960s. Some Japanese trucks come with a 5 speed on the column. As far as manual shifters go, yes, the floor is the best place for them. Column shifters are a lot of fun partially because of the novelty of having something that 99.9% of cars on the road don't have but if you're speed shifting, a floor shift is the way to go. |
Originally Posted by solman98
(Post 798651)
First car I ever drove was a '57 Mercury with the push button.
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Originally Posted by firemangeorge
(Post 798625)
Think about it. Front wheel drive vs rear wheel drive. What are most column shifted cars ?
From a design standpoint, the console shifter was probably easier and more cost effective for most front wheel drives. |
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