They have had push button transmission before. I forgot who had them in the 50s and 60s but they had similar problems.
Maybe they need to do something like they do with tractor seats where if they are unweighted it shuts off the engine. Maybe they could have one where if it is unweighted or not in park?
Ramblers had push button transmissions.
Dodge and Plymouth had those.Usually a 727 torqueflite mated to a 383 or 426 wedge.
***They have had push button transmission before. I forgot who had them in the 50s and 60s but they had similar problems.***
I remember those! One had the buttons in the middle of the steering wheel, another had the buttons on a small square panel on the left side of the dashboard.
I had an old Dodge truck with push buttons.
Typewriter Dodge. Same company.
Chrysler products and Edsel had them in the ‘50s.
Totally different issue. In fact, buttons are a great idea. No reason they cannot work well for automatics.
Had a ‘64 Dodge Dart with that.
Remember a guy up the drag strip with a ‘63 Belvedere with a 426 wedge motor and push button automatic.
They have had push button transmission before. I forgot who had them in the 50s and 60s but they had similar problems.
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In ‘58, a couple of girls I knew came to pick me up in a Mercury convertible. The push button shifting was located in the center of the steering wheel. I was given the chance to drive it and it was really awkward, since I’d only driven stick shifts before.
By the way... The photo in #4 above shows a “D/S”. What does the “S” mean?
>>> They have had push button transmission before. I forgot who had them in the 50s and 60s but they had similar problems. <<<
If I remember correctly, Plymouth and Edsel both had pushbutton shifting in the center of the steering requiring you to look at the steering wheel to shift.
Chrysler had one-can not think which model
Rambler had the push button transmission on station wagons, and Chrysler may have had one, too.
My 1963 Pontiac Tempest had them, push buttons on the dash
Chrysler and Ford had pushbuttons. Ford’s was electric and had problems early on so they only offered it a couple. Chrysler had a mechanical setup from ‘57-64 and was reliable.
They have weight sensors for tractor seats?
That is awesome. My wife’s uncle was run over and killed by his own tractor, in Wise County, TX.
That technology would have prevented his death.