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Randy in Illinois · 05-24-2014, 08:01 AM

I think automatic transmissions came out about 1939-1940. In caddies or oldsmobile, name hydromatic

jhowes · 05-24-2014, 08:52 AM

Tom, The Spudebaker had an automatic by 1951, Buick, Chevy, Ford and others were also on board. The hydromatic was 10 yeara old by then. I would like to see a technical history of the transmissions development from the metz sliding disk through the electric shifts, used by Hudson and others, maybe Cord, Studebaker also had something different in the 30's on some of their bigger models. Even the dynoflow was available in
s1948. Jack

05-24-2014, 08:01 AM	#1
Randy in Illinois Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 193	Re: Hnery Ford wanted an automatic trans for the A I think automatic transmissions came out about 1939-1940. In caddies or oldsmobile, name hydromatic

05-24-2014, 08:52 AM	#2
jhowes Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: upstate NY near Mass border Posts: 789	Re: Hnery Ford wanted an automatic trans for the A Tom, The Spudebaker had an automatic by 1951, Buick, Chevy, Ford and others were also on board. The hydromatic was 10 yeara old by then. I would like to see a technical history of the transmissions development from the metz sliding disk through the electric shifts, used by Hudson and others, maybe Cord, Studebaker also had something different in the 30's on some of their bigger models. Even the dynoflow was available in s1948. Jack