boot
Had done a lot of research on the demise of the buttons and at one time appeared Ralph Nader had a hand in this; but further sifting dispelled this as well as any laws that arrived as well. That's not to say the gov had no play here. There was some laws produced about how shifting arrangement had to be and it included a park setting conjoined in the pattern. This forced changes with the location of the R setting, no longer allowed at the end of the pattern like GM had. Although this still didn't hit the button's demise head on as the location of the R had to be between the N setting and forward gears as the buttons had. There were threats for sales though from the gov buying Mopars for their fleets and rental agencies. Add a new top exec came to Chrysler who wanted them gone as they were the only ones hanging on to the buttons and the other's GM/Ford) didn't have them. The guy saw this as a threat being too 'different' influencing sales potential. The reverse of the nifty feature they had when they were introduced. The appeal of 'different' became a ball & chain. Add there was a stark love & hate for buttons among the buying public. On a personal note, my parents bought a '57 Merc and came to despise the buttons because Ford's setup was **** compared to Chrysler's. After this they wouldn't come within miles of a button shift despite Chrysler's reliable and durable torqueflite..
Wow!! What a sight, All those 62-63 Plymouth and Dodges, Love it!! Where and When? Only two 62 Chevies in the pack against 6 63 Plymouths, 4 63 Dodges, 2 62 Plymouths, and 1 62 Dodge!!
Thats the line up for the 1963 winter nats which I believe was in february. there a lot of heavy hitters in that photo.
Very nice! I like your black out grill treatment and those buckets look very supportive, what with all the G forces your engine looks capable of inducing!
