Valiant Lancer steering strut bushings?

I like the idea of a 3-speed in these cars but, like you, a column shift doesn't thrill me. A TorqueFlite is a great automatic, though, and I'd be happy with that, especially with the cool pushbuttons.

Curious: what do you like about the 170 vs. a more powerful (well, that's a relative term) 225?

By the way, I have a '57 Buick, for which I just bought the brocade seat fabric. Blue, though. ~Rob
Why the 170? - with this odd plain jane car and wonderful Exner styling, I appreciated that it had the lowest of the low in terms of options: rubber flooring, radio delete, etc.

I have always admired cars that stayed below the popularity line - if anyone has a 50-66 Nash/Rambler wagon they know of, I'd be interested one day.......