<VV> Why "NO" Park ? ?

[J R Read_HML]

It was probably also way cheaper to put the shifter on the dash - rather 
than have the linkage down the steering column - as even the PG cars had in 
those days.
Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Charles Lee" <chaz at ProperProPer.com>; <PatioMatt at aol.com>; 
<VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Why "NO" Park ? ?


> Well - we are saying the same thing in different ways...
>
> Corvair was (is?) an economy car, so cost to build was a concern.  It was
> decided (I suppose - I was not there) that it would have been to expensive
> to add the parts needed to have a P gear with the tranny being at (near) 
> the
> back.
>
> Later, JR
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charles Lee" <chaz at ProperProPer.com>
> To: "'J R Read_HML'" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>; <PatioMatt at aol.com>;
> <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 10:48 PM
> Subject: RE: <VV> Why "NO" Park ? ?
>
>
>> <snip>
>> BUT...  The tranny was up front on those!
>> <snip>
>>
>> Right !  That's my point - those are the cars that DID have "Park" ...
>>
>> The FRONT engine economy cars had "Park" but the REAR engine economy car
>> didn't, because they didn't want to spend the money.
>>
>> I think the difference would have been too much for the buyers to bear
>> (probably about $5 at the time) ?
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
>> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of J R Read_HML
>> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 8:41 PM
>> To: PatioMatt at aol.com; VirtualVairs at corvair.org
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Why "NO" Park ? ?
>>
>> BUT...  The tranny was up front on those!
>>
>> Later, JR
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <PatioMatt at aol.com>
>> To: <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 10:34 PM
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Why "NO" Park ? ?
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 11/17/2008 8:30:53 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
>>> chaz at ProperProPer.com writes:
>>>
>>> Did Plymouth Valiant or Ford Falcon have "Park" ?
>>>
>>> I think it was  probably because an economy car wasn't worth running a
>> 12
>>> foot "Park"  linkage to the trans, since that would have been much
>> more
>>> than it cost on  the other, front engine economy cars, right ?
>>> =================================================
>>>
>>>
>>> AFAIR  YES! those 2 did!
>>>
>>> Park is internal!! no extra linkage....
>>>
>>> If anyone knows of any COMMON / Mass Produced car of the 60's that had
>> a
>>> separate links external to the trans...  speak up!!
>>>
>>>  And NO  PowerFlites [2sp] / Torqueflites [3 sp]  with  pushbuttons /
>>> cables
>>>
>>>
>>>
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