History Early Chrysler Speed Control?

Is this an early Chrysler Speed Control?
Can't recall just where I found this pic.


Mods, if it ends up that it is from a post-65 vehicle, go ahead and delete.
Didn't Buick have one of the 1st speed controls in '62?

 

Looks modern to me .... the early speed control was the flathead 6

 

Yes. It was called Auto Pilot. Dash looks to be a 1958 Saratoga.

 

I'm assuming you rotate the dial to the speed you want to stay at, then push the button to lock it in, like any modern basis system? Love the look of that dial...the gears are turning now.

https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blo...-auto-pilot-56-years-before-teslas-autopilot/

 

Found a bunch of Chrysler's "Auto Pilot" on the 'net.
Seems most are dash mounted, not not on the column
Would be neat to find one and adapt it like @In_The_Pink is hinting at

 

There's a picture of it in the 1959 Chrysler brochure, along with a short description of how it works: http://oldcarbrochures.org/United S...hrysler_Brochure/slides/1959 Chrysler-22.html

 

My 50 Ford 6 cyl. had a hand throttle. Pull a handle out and it would stay at that speed on flat land.
By the way los_control, that flathead 6 outran some V8s .......

 

that's it, stuart

@v8flat44
when I was only about 5 yrs old, my Dad would be out combining oats. He had me sit in the old REO pickup with the engine running, he'd put it low gear and pull the hand throttle about half way out, then jump off the running board and got on the AC tractor to continue combining.
Of course my feet couldn't reach the clutch or brake pedals and therefore couldn't use the gear-shift, which at the time was a big mystery with all those numbers and lines.
My job was to watch for him to wave when the bin got full and drive over near to where he was so that he could drive the REO under the unloading spout.
All the time sorta "driving" it in a circle around the field; ~ 40 acres.
Biggest worry was running over Dad, but that never happened.

 

When I was a teen-ager my father had a '64 Chrysler that had Auto Pilot. If I remember correctly the unit was vacuum operated.

 

I will definitely be looking into it more, especially the dash mounted version, as I really don't have a traditional steering column to work with. Not sure if the backpressure throttle pedal thing is necessary or not, but I think it could be adapted to non-Chryslers without too much work. I suspect finding the knob and switch in good nick will be the most challenging part.