above is from an Edsel
Above 1958 Plymouth Fury
the above is a Mercury... odd and cool
the slight difference between the above and the below is that the gears are labeled on the dash in the above, but on the buttons in the below, catrasting the parking lever is labeling beside in the below photo
Notice that the Reverse would be lit up in red at night. And lastly, the Edsel as an honorable mention because it's not a Mopar like all the rest
Lincolncadillac says "Second from the bottom (ocer the Edsel is a Mercury 1957)" if you can translate that, let me know what the hell he's talking about. 
this is a DeSoto
Hello .. Second from the top is 1958 Mercury or?.. sorry i was wrong the last time! .. never mind here is a link to some Swedes playing Bonneville . but on snow. http://fuzzydice.fotki.com/cars-2011/speed-weekend-orsa-11/page2.html
ReplyDeleteTranslation: Second from the bottom (over the Edsel is a Mercury 1957).
ReplyDeleteCould be either a 1957 or 58 Mercury Imperial PowerFlite module or a Dodge LoadFlite module, they all look almost identical, though some had ribbed faceplates, while others were smooth.
Mercury didn't make Imperials ... That would be a Chrysler ... Running the 392 Hemi
DeleteI remember a comedy routine in a movie in the 1950s where one guy thinks R stands for "Right straight ahead" pushes it and drives through the back of the garage wall.
ReplyDeleteI have a 56 Packard and the shift motor doesn't seem to work. Anyone know where a lad could fetch one? Thank you
ReplyDeleteI don't even know what a "Shift motor" is, and you're not likely to have anyone with info on them read the comments on this post... get in touch with the Packard museum, they will know.
DeleteThe bottom is a 1956 Packard.
ReplyDeleteWhat is second from the top?
ReplyDeletedarn it, I don't remember
DeleteLooking for a picture of a 62 Rambler push shift dash
ReplyDeleteI've never seen nor heard of one, I doubt it was even made.
DeleteWould you happen to know if any of theses can be altered for use with a modern transmission? I'm considering a restoration of an old Ford PU with a modern trans (the 10R80). Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI don't know anything about that. I expect anything can be done to make it work if you're determined enough, rich enough, or innovative enough
DeleteIf you can't come up with a working fix, try asking Steve Strope at Pure Vision, he's a genius.
DeleteMy dad had a friend who had a car to sell and if I saved the money, he'd let me buy it. I asked what kind. He said it didn't matter as it was a sensible and reliable car.
ReplyDeleteSo, I saved $200 from my jobs at the DQ, cleaning up after a hair salon and baby sitting, dad drove me out to his friends house. All the way there I was thinking maybe a 5 speed Vega or like one? No, it was a 1969 AMC Rambler with gear buttons around the horn, in the center of the column! And worse... it was brown. Dad was a mechanic and service manager for a Chevrolet dealership, meaning we were allowed to buy Chevrolets and AMX brand cars. Only. It was OK, but it had no heater core or wiper motor, the wires, but no motor. In November without my Dad I bought a 1972 AMC Javelin AMX. Four on the floor copper flake paint, leather bucket seats, 6 (or 8, I can't remember), cylinder, 305 cid, and hips & tit's of a corvette. I LOVED IT! Dad wasn't sure until he scratched the engine dirt to see orange paint. Meant a GM and it was OK then.
And I was freed from that brown tissue box with wheels and the blasted gear buttons that would stick in neutral when I never put it in neutral!
I was a popular girl in college because the boys wanted to drive my Javelin... which was a firm NO!
I loved my Javy and her laughable back seat. The Rambler did 1 thing for me... it taught me that working on a car was fun! Unless I broke down on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and no one wanted to answer my CB call for help.
I'm 65 now and if I had the chance to buy a Javelin it would be in my garage getting ready for an overhaul.
4 spd AMX? Sweet! Great to hear from you! AMC had 304s though, not 305s. OMG, how does no one answer a woman's call for help on the CB? Unreal! You were smart to keep guys from driving your AMX... few people can drive a new to them car with a clutch without damaging that clutch until they get very used to that specific car, clutch spring, accelerator, etc
DeleteI hated my 69 Rambler with the bloody push buttons around the horn, but in 1978 it was the only car I could buy for $200.
ReplyDeleteIn 1980, I bought for a lot more money, a 1972 AMC Javelin AMX and it was love at first sight. I had it all through college and had many different boys wanting to drive it, to which I said, NO!
I continued to drive my Javy through 2 years of being of being a draftsman in an engineering company. I had a degree in mech engineering but I paid my dues. Entering my 9th year of ownership something horrible happened to those of us with big v8 305cid engines. The gas shortage and price gouging. I drove 1½ hours to get to work, my pays were about to go into my gas tank.
With tears streaming down my face I had to say good bye to my Javy and hello to a Nova Concourse. 🤢
Tears were never involved when I said good bye to that Rambler.