Well Jerry, after your suggestion about using something from a Pinto, I got to thinking....
I've got a lever than was in my 50 Willys truck that was used the activate the snow plow motor. It's a heavy duty lever with a heavy duty cable. It would probably work.
My concern it that I would inadvertently move it from D to P while travelling down the road! big_eek


~ Victor
1941 3/4-Ton Pickup (in process). Read about it in the DITY Gallery
1955 Grumman Kurbside "Doughboy" 235/3 on tree w/ OD
1957 3100 - moved on
1959 C4500 Short Bus "Magic Bus" - moved on
1959 G3800 1 Ton Dually "Chief" - moved on
1958 C4400 Viking "Thor" ~ moved on to fellow Bolter