<VV> Reverse switch - not Corvair though.

[Charles Fregeau]

We had a 62 700 coupe (Powerglide).  You did have to put it in neutral to
start it, I thought.
We also had a 3-on-the-tree Chevy II 300 ('63, one step below the Nova) and
you could start it and pull the key anywhere, but as a new driver, my dad
expected me to check to see it was in neutral before depressing the clutch
and starting it.  Our 'safety mechanism' was called DAD.

Charles Fregeau
Ex 62 700 coupe.

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Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 1:28 AM
To: corvairduval at cox.net; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Reverse switch - not Corvair though.

 
 
In a message dated 5/13/2010 11:04:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
corvairduval at cox.net writes:

On what  planet has ANY owner's manual recommended NOT  putting the 
manual  transmission in a low gear (typically first or reverse) when  
parking?

Most three on the tree, and some floor four speeds, were made  so one HAD 
to put the transmission in reverse to remove the  key.



It got worse. The thing that still pisses me off about my 2005 Corvette -  
remedied, supposedly in later models. You have to put the car into Reverse  
(6-speed stick) to open the door and get out. Or to let someone else  out. 
So you cannot leave the car running and get out. (There are manual  levers 
down on the floor to release the door in an emergency.) I have  gotten used
to 
it over the years, but I still don't like  it!   
 
Seth  Emerson

C's the Day! - Corvair, Camaro,  Corvette


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