<VV> Why "NO" Park ? ?

[J R Read_HML]

Well - we are saying the same thing in different ways...

Corvair was (is?) an economy car, so cost to build was a concern.  It was 
decided (I suppose - I was not there) that it would have been to expensive 
to add the parts needed to have a P gear with the tranny being at (near) the 
back.

Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Lee" <chaz at ProperProPer.com>
To: "'J R Read_HML'" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>; <PatioMatt at aol.com>; 
<VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 10:48 PM
Subject: RE: <VV> Why "NO" Park ? ?


> <snip>
> BUT...  The tranny was up front on those!
> <snip>
>
> Right !  That's my point - those are the cars that DID have "Park" ...
>
> The FRONT engine economy cars had "Park" but the REAR engine economy car
> didn't, because they didn't want to spend the money.
>
> I think the difference would have been too much for the buyers to bear
> (probably about $5 at the time) ?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of J R Read_HML
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 8:41 PM
> To: PatioMatt at aol.com; VirtualVairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Why "NO" Park ? ?
>
> BUT...  The tranny was up front on those!
>
> Later, JR
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <PatioMatt at aol.com>
> To: <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 10:34 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Why "NO" Park ? ?
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 11/17/2008 8:30:53 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
>> chaz at ProperProPer.com writes:
>>
>> Did Plymouth Valiant or Ford Falcon have "Park" ?
>>
>> I think it was  probably because an economy car wasn't worth running a
> 12
>> foot "Park"  linkage to the trans, since that would have been much
> more
>> than it cost on  the other, front engine economy cars, right ?
>> =================================================
>>
>>
>> AFAIR  YES! those 2 did!
>>
>> Park is internal!! no extra linkage....
>>
>> If anyone knows of any COMMON / Mass Produced car of the 60's that had
> a
>> separate links external to the trans...  speak up!!
>>
>>  And NO  PowerFlites [2sp] / Torqueflites [3 sp]  with  pushbuttons /
>> cables
>>
>>
>>
>> Matt  Nall
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>>
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