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Senator Monroney And His Stickers: How New Car Window Disclosure Labels Came To Be
Posted on August 3, 2025 | 26 CommentsSince 1959, all new cars sold in the U.S. have had window labels disclosing the manufacturer’s suggested retail prices and other information. Those labels are often called “Monroney stickers,” […] -
From NDLR To PRNDL – How One Inventor’s Grudge Against GM Helped To Standardize Transmission Shift Patterns
Posted on July 6, 2025 | 51 CommentsHave you ever wondered why modern automatic transmissions all have shift patterns beginning “PRND”? It wasn’t always so — if you’ve driven older cars, you may have noticed that they […]
![Senator Monroney And His Stickers: How New Car Window Disclosure Labels Came To Be Since 1959, all new cars sold in the U.S. have had window labels disclosing the manufacturer’s suggested retail prices and other information. Those labels are often called “Monroney stickers,” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1967-Cadillac-Eldorado-Bring-a-Trailer-19-window-sticker-crop.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![From NDLR To PRNDL – How One Inventor’s Grudge Against GM Helped To Standardize Transmission Shift Patterns Have you ever wondered why modern automatic transmissions all have shift patterns beginning “PRND”? It wasn’t always so — if you’ve driven older cars, you may have noticed that they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2013-Toyota-Corolla-LE-automatic-shifter.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Chrysler Pushbutton Automatic – A Government Conspiracy? (first posted 12/8/2017) The sudden disappearance of the pushbutton transmission on Chrysler Corporation vehicles at the end of the 1964 model year has resulted in a lot of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/MoparButtons02-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


