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Started by 73440, August 18, 2019, 07:25:27 PM

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73440

While looking for some info in an older Motor Manual , got to thinking about all the different names for automatic transmissions.

Here are a few : Cadillac  & La Salle Hydra-matic Drive
                            Chrysler Vacamatic
                            DeSoto Simplimatic
                            Lincoln Liquamatic Drive
                            Buick Dynaflow
                            Chevrolet Powerglide
                            Chevrolet Turboglide
                            Chrysler Semi-Automatic.
                            Chrysler Powerflite
                            Chrysler Torqueflite
                            Ford-O-Matic
                            Merc-O-Matic
                            Packard Twin Ultramatic
                            Rambler Flashomatic
                            Studebaker Flightomatic
                            Buick Flight-Pitch Triple Turbine Dynaflow
                            Cruise-O-Matic
                            Edsel Mile-O-Matic
                            Edsel Select-O-Matic
                            Buick Special Dual Path Drive
                            Roto Hydra-Matic
                            Olds Jetaway
                            Tempestorque
                            AMC Torque-Command
                            Pontiac 2-Speed


RUNCHARGER

Sheldon

floorit426

The Pontiac marketing department, must have been working overtime, to come up with their name! :haha:


Jay Bee

My 1977 Impala had a Turbo-Hydramatic 200.

BIGSHCLUNK


73440


340challconvert

Always thought that GM kept the 2 speed power glide way to long after other manufacturers had already gone to 3 speed automatics.  They were still selling that slush box in the early 70's
:deadhorse:


Data Moderator A66 Challenger Registry

Owner of 1970 A66 Challenger convertible


Burdar

Sorry, first thing that came to mind...

Why this car is automatic
It's systematic
It's hydromatic
Why it's greased lightnin'!


js27

I had a 56 Buick Special back in the early 70's and it had a Dynaflow trans. You could hear it whine and whistle.
Damn that car was a TANK. The front bumper alone probably weighed more than a new F-150 truck. The last day I owned it I was pulling in the front of my house and the brakes went and I hit a parked 1973 Mercury Monteray. The Merc was almost totaled and my Buick only had a small scratch on one of the bullets on the front bumper. Attached is a photo of a 56 Buick for those of you two young to know what they looked like.
JS27

73440

Those 56 Buicks are sharp rides, I check the prices once in a while looking for one.

1Burgfish

 :wrenching: Not automatic but Muncie M-21 rock crusher.


JpRngr

Quote from: 1Burgfish on August 23, 2019, 12:30:52 PM
:wrenching: Not automatic but Muncie M-21 rock crusher.

If I'm not mistaken, I believe the rock crusher was the M22.  :thinking:

JS29

Quote from: JpRngr on August 23, 2019, 09:57:44 PM
Quote from: 1Burgfish on August 23, 2019, 12:30:52 PM
:wrenching: Not automatic but Muncie M-21 rock crusher.

If I'm not mistaken, I believe the rock crusher was the M22.  :thinking:
I think you are right!

js27

Rock Crusher--we called them Stone Crushers back in the day.
JS27