warmsecondrinse
Well-known member
That car is verging on pornographic.... or maybe that's just me.
The grands' '63 Pontiac Catalina had Reverse at the bottom, next to Low. Eddie's right; the owner's manual specifically stated it was to facilitate rocking out of snow.
If not the Catalina, another relative's car had P N <span style="text-decoration: underline;">' D ' </span> L R. These were referred to 'Drive Left' and 'Drive Right'
Another car of my grands' family/friends had forward gears marked D S L, 'S' was for 'Super'; the car started in 2nd gear and only shifted to 3rd 'to avoid transmission damage'.
Full disclosure: Some of my info on cars of this era came from the owners, some from the owner's manuals they let me read, and some from the 3 banker's boxes of mid-50's to late-60's Popular Mechanics and Popular Science mags I got hold of when I was about 14. Tom McCahill, anyone?
The grands' '63 Pontiac Catalina had Reverse at the bottom, next to Low. Eddie's right; the owner's manual specifically stated it was to facilitate rocking out of snow.
If not the Catalina, another relative's car had P N <span style="text-decoration: underline;">' D ' </span> L R. These were referred to 'Drive Left' and 'Drive Right'
Another car of my grands' family/friends had forward gears marked D S L, 'S' was for 'Super'; the car started in 2nd gear and only shifted to 3rd 'to avoid transmission damage'.
Full disclosure: Some of my info on cars of this era came from the owners, some from the owner's manuals they let me read, and some from the 3 banker's boxes of mid-50's to late-60's Popular Mechanics and Popular Science mags I got hold of when I was about 14. Tom McCahill, anyone?
