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To: djone
My first car was a 1955 Mercury Monterey.

It had a button on the dashboard which when pushed, would shoot lubricating fluid through the car.


19 posted on 08/16/2012 3:10:03 PM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim ('Nancy Pelosi is a DINGBAT.' - Gov. Sarah Palin)
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To: eCSMaster
Nice mercury. 55 Plymouths had a lever shifter on the dashboard. 57 & 58 I think had push button shifters. You could also roll of a Plymouth automatic to start it if needed.

The weirdest car I had that really hid the gas fill was a 69 Renault 10. It was in the rear inside the engine compartment. The battery though was up front in the trunk. Very cheap car. Very expensive to keep running afer 30K miles.

50 posted on 08/16/2012 3:50:53 PM PDT by cva66snipe (Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?)
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To: eCSMaster

That sounds very messy...


55 posted on 08/16/2012 4:13:43 PM PDT by Hardraade (http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Obama Kills))
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To: eCSMaster

In 1957-8 (for two years)my 34 Packard 4 dr. Phaeton had that and thermostatically controlled grille vents, push button lube and Shock absorber control from inside car.
The engine was a straight eight with an aluminium block, aluminium transmission case and a stainless steel head. The differential was huge but tilted to achieve a lower body height!
From a dead stop in third gear it had torque enough to walk away and up to speed!
Mercury Turnpike Cruisers (57-58) had air intakes in front roof pillars.


58 posted on 08/16/2012 4:28:06 PM PDT by GOYAKLA (Recall/ Impeachment Day, November 6, 2012. FUBO, same for RINOs)
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To: eCSMaster

My girlfriend had one of those.

Only not on her dashboard.

Gee I miss her sometimes.


60 posted on 08/16/2012 4:43:45 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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