Re: 1956 Patrician push button tranny slelctor

Posted by Dave Brownell On 2016/4/30 10:06:42

Both of my 56s have PB Ultramatics and it's a big hit at car shows with the stalk mounting. But the lookers have never had the thrill of releasing it from Park when parked on an incline. I have since followed advice in this forum to almost always park in Neutral, using the parking brake.

I wonder how many Packard buyers were streered towards saving the extra cost of PB by stories heard from the Service Department? My father's first automatic was a 1957 Chevrolet and my mother and I witnessed him step on the non-existent clutch pedal as he tried to shift the PowerGlide lever into second gear. The next year, when it was time to buy my mother her new car, the final convincing sales point was its left-mounted push button FlashOMatic transmission that neither lifetime manual shifting parent could damage in a Rambler.

I avoid parking on steep hills and for mr the P button stands for Prohibited. If I follow that rule life is good.