> and, for all i care, they can damn well take credit for the autostick! > which, btw, i dont think VW invented either..and, i doubt that the bus > was the first small van, although i dont know my histroy of Euro and > Asian cars too well.. > I used to have a 1960 Mercedes 220S with an autostick. It was actually quite sophisticated (as you would expect from Daimler-Benz) with a fluidic computer controlling the shift engagement points. Mercedes called this a four-speed on the column with an automatic clutch, but it was quite similar to the later VW autostick, complete with a torque converter, etc. I traded this Mercedes (with a blown engine) for my first VW bus -- a '57 singlecab with no third gear. Good trade. I drove that '57 for 20 years daily. malcolm
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