>>> My boss used to have an old Volvo. One day the clutch cable broke.

>> His story does make me wonder: what percentage of manual cars still use
>> a cable for the clutch? Recent cars I've been in all were hydraulic (you
>> can tell by the tiny "master" cylinder on the firewall).

> I don't think it's necessarily an age thing - every car I've owned,
> starting with a 1963 Ford Corsair, has had a hydraulic clutch, but I
> believe in the 1970s and 80s Ford were using cable clutches.

General Motors, specifically mid-size Pontiac, Chevrolet, & Oldsmobile,
used a linkage clutch system from early 1960's through mid-1970's.  It
was neither a cable nor a hydraulic release.  I owned several & worked
on several more (friends' cars).

If I remember, I'll see what clutch release mechanism is used on my
brother-in-law's new Corvette next time we get together.

						Lee Jones

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