Check to see what you're getting. On some cars the steering wheel rotates up or down about an axis just under the dashboard through a set number of positions, in others the entire column shifts up or down and can be set exactly where you want it.
Other cars allow the steering wheel to move towards you or away, and a rare few allow both rake and reach adjustment.
On a few exclusive models the steering wheel electrically rises out of the way
automatically when you switch off the engine to allow easier entry/egress.
It became common on European cars like the Early Carlton in 1979 and was notoriously unreliable and expensive to fix.
It was fitted much early on American cars like the sixties mustang but probably goes back much further.
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