Early 69 steering interlock decal
There were 2 different versions of the decal/label which cautioned owners regarding the steering column interlock used for the 1969 model year.
The early version was printed on a white label and included this long winded wording:
"As part of the new column locking feature, it is normal for the mast jacket shift bowl to rotate when shifting the transmission. However, do not attempt to rotate the shift bowl by itself as damage to the shift linkage will result"
The later version was printed in white on a clear label and simply reads:
"This is a rotating interlock. Do not manipulate. Damage may result"
In very late 1969, the rotating column shifter bowl was replaced with a non-rotating design and the label was eliminated.
Althought the late label only appears on July and August '69 built cars, repoductions are available. I have not seen any repoductions of the early labels. I am looking at making my own or having some made. Does anyone have one of these early labels? Can someone post a picture so I can see the font, line breaks, and dimensions? Was this a plastic, plastic coated paper, or paper label?
Also, I have seen pictures of the later style lables applied to the column horizontally. My Oct 68 build date shows evidence that a label was applied to the left side of the column vertically. Any comments on that?
The early version was printed on a white label and included this long winded wording:
"As part of the new column locking feature, it is normal for the mast jacket shift bowl to rotate when shifting the transmission. However, do not attempt to rotate the shift bowl by itself as damage to the shift linkage will result"
The later version was printed in white on a clear label and simply reads:
"This is a rotating interlock. Do not manipulate. Damage may result"
In very late 1969, the rotating column shifter bowl was replaced with a non-rotating design and the label was eliminated.
Althought the late label only appears on July and August '69 built cars, repoductions are available. I have not seen any repoductions of the early labels. I am looking at making my own or having some made. Does anyone have one of these early labels? Can someone post a picture so I can see the font, line breaks, and dimensions? Was this a plastic, plastic coated paper, or paper label?
Also, I have seen pictures of the later style lables applied to the column horizontally. My Oct 68 build date shows evidence that a label was applied to the left side of the column vertically. Any comments on that?
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