On Sun, 29 Jun 2014 08:38:19 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 6/29/2014 6:16 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>> Mostly, it's a rest for your left foot in standards but I've had a
>>> couple of Toyotas with automatics that had this. Some local people
>>> will rest their left foot on the dash board. You probably think I'm
>>> joking but it's no joke. My high school buddy used to have an old
>>> Dodge with a Torqueflite transmission that he'd shift with his toes.
>>> Toe shifting is probably the most advanced driving technique yet.
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>> Toe shifting eh? I don't think I am THAT advanced)))
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>About 1957 or so, Chrysler had the push button transmission with the
>buttons on the left of the dash.

A few different Chrysler models around the world had that. I suppose
ergonomically it wasn't as good an idea compared to a floor shifter,
and now paddles, of course.