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Originally Posted by petehoovie

With its special cylinder block casting required to make room for the fluid coupling in the Ford V8’s integral bell housing, the Liquamatic drivetrain unit was four inches longer than the conventional three-speed manual setup, and the radiator was relocated accordingly. Reportedly, only 744 of the approximately 23,000 cars produced by Mercury in 1942 were equipped with Liquamatic, and some sources say a mere eight Lincolns were so equipped. For reasons not completely known to us—though we’re guessing poor performance was one factor—Liquamatic was withdrawn from the market almost as quickly as it appeared. Whatever the problems, they were serious enough that dealers were instructed to retrofit all customer cars with conventional manual transmissions immediately. Meanwhile, the Liquamatic engines and transmissions were to be crated up and shipped back to the factory. However, one Mercury dealer in Minnesota never got around to shipping its Liquamatic unit back to Dearborn, and it was discovered there, still in its crate in the parts department, in 1971. It’s the very same one on display at the Early Ford V-8 Museum, and experts believe it may be the only complete Mercury Liquamatic unit in existence. The Ford Motor Company wouldn’t offer its own automatic transmission again until 1951.

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