He was probably talking about the Hydramatic which did not have a separate
park position but would engage a mechanical pawl to lock the driveline if
the selector was placed in reverse with the ignition off.
Mike Myers
On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 5:03 PM, Tim Collins <thcollin at mtu.edu> wrote:
> An uncle wrote a story about my dad in which he recalls my dad buying a new
> (1950, 51 ??) Pontiac. He noted that dad had trouble ". . . with the
> electric gear shift that periodically refuse to go in reverse." I never
> heard of a Pontiac of that era with electric shift. Couldn't find anything
> on the web after a short search. I suspect that the car had a problem but
> that my uncle didn't remember the correct problem. Dad and my uncle have
> both passed on so I can't ask them. Anyone heard of this?
>
> No opinion on the car/truck, high/low mileage debate. I drove 2 cars a
> total of 698 miles last year and bought $61.86 worth of gasoline (premium in
> the Sprite), some of which is still is still in the tanks.
>
> Tim Collins
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