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Re: Gyromatic Transmissions

To: Jim Dincau <jdincau@qnet.com>, ardunbill@webtv.net,
Subject: Re: Gyromatic Transmissions
From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 14:11:38 -0700 (PDT)
GEEESH - sometimes it scares me how much all us
guys are alike.  In 1958 I painted scallops on my
49 Chev with my mom's electrolux attachment! 
Actually, the whole paint job was done with that
vacuum cleaner.

Unreal!

Dick J


--- Jim Dincau <jdincau@qnet.com> wrote:
> And as I remember if you got ahead of the OD
> and pushed the gas too soon it
> would go back into direct with a VERY LOUD
> CLUNK!
> Jim in Palmdale, who painted scallops on his 52
> Dodge with a vacuum cleaner
> spray gun (crude very crude).
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <ardunbill@webtv.net>
> To: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>;
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 10:43 AM
> Subject: Re: Gyromatic Transmissions
> 
> 
> > Yeah Dick, I remember as a kid in the early
> '50s, Chrysler Corp had
> > their whole lineup on this transmission setup
> for a few years, even
> > their '51-'52 or later Chrysler Hemis.  I
> drove a couple cars with it
> > then, and it worked fine, just kind of pokey
> about the low to high
> > shift, then into the OD, since you took your
> foot off the gas each time.
> > Bill
> >
> 


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