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Do Torqueflites in 1962 B Bodies have a "Park"?

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Another thread on early cars got me to thinking. I know my 63 Fury w/ pushbuttons had a park lever. I had a 62 D 100 pickup that did not have park. It had buttons, but no park lever. It had a big drum on the rear of the trans that functioned as a parking brake. I'm pretty sure my Dad's 62 Chrysler Newport was the same, but that car has been gone for 45 years.. Anyway, I got to wondering about the 62 B Bodies. My ONLY experience in one was a slant 6/ 3 on tree a buddy drove in high school.
 
Yup - lever on the left side of dash, like the '63s. Pull down for Park.
 
A parking lock was not provided until the advent of the aluminum-case Torqueflites in 1960 (standard-duty A-904) and 1962 (heavy-duty A-727), at which point a lever was added adjacent to the pushbuttons: Moving the lever to the "park" position placed the car into neutral and engaged a lock pawl on the transmission's output shaft. Moving the park lever out of "park" position unlocked the shift buttons so that a driving range could be selected. The buttons were replaced by conventional steering column- or floor-mounted shift levers in all automatic Chrysler-built vehicles for the 1965 model year, though floor levers were available in certain sporty 1964 models.

As according to Wikepedia, if you can believe them (Probably taken from Allpar?)
 
I found it interesting that my luxurious 1962 Imperial, with I drove in the early 90s, had a push button automatic with no park setting. The car came from the factory with a beveled chock block, which was painted black to match the jack and tire changing tools.
 
Yup - lever on the left side of dash, like the '63s. Pull down for Park.

Unless you have a Dodge...
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The '62 Chrysler and Imperial retained the parking brake drum on the tail shaft. You had to remember to use the parking brake pedal instead of using a park lever as in other '62's. I can not fathom a reason for that.
 
The '62 Chrysler and Imperial retained the parking brake drum on the tail shaft. You had to remember to use the parking brake pedal instead of using a park lever as in other '62's. I can not fathom a reason for that.
My 62 Dodge pickup that I referred to in the original post had a handbrake lever under the dash that you had to pull. It had a handle that could be twisted to tighten up the cable. I have seen identical looking levers on old fork lifts.
 
I have an American and a Canadian 62 Plymouth.They both have a park lever mounted beside the push buttons. It’s a separate lever attached to the transmission park pawl.
 
The '62 Chrysler and Imperial retained the parking brake drum on the tail shaft. You had to remember to use the parking brake pedal instead of using a park lever as in other '62's. I can not fathom a reason for that.
Transition year...
 
I started driving in a "59" Fury with no park lever and the parking brake was worn out (most likely from being left on while driving). Carried a brick to throw behind the tire so it wouldn't run away.
 
My 58 has the brake drum on the tailshaft for park, and it still works.
I don't like concept, but it holds the car, although I wouldn't leave it on a hill of any kind.

Fun fact, to start it you push the neutral button.
 
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