[Chrysler300] Parking Brakes on Rear Wheels

["Richard Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks to the several who promptly added to my education on the year of the
switch of Chrysler parking brakes from the tailshaft of the tranny to the
rear brake drums.  I once had a nice '63 Chrysler Newport and its
Torqueflite with a Park position was a nice feature.  My previous cars had
been mostly stick shift cars.

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA

Rich, FYI, Chrysler converted to cable operation of the rear brakes for the
"parking brake" starting with the 1963 models, also the same year they
introduced the "park" lever on the transmission.

1963 was the first year for the cable operated emergency brake on the rear
wheels.
 FWIW, 1967 was the first year for the dual master cylinder.
 Can't tell you what judges do and don't deduct for safer brakes........




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