Jack Halton wrote:
>Somebody asked about these things a while back. Well, I saw one yesterday
on
>an Inliner's '48 Chev Fleetmaster. It is a cable-operated mechanical
>overdrive with a 30% reduction ratio. Replaces a section of the torque tube
>and looks factory - even has a kickdown connection to disengage OD for
>passing. Anybody know anything more on these? I would be interested to know
>when they were made and if they were ever offered on trucks.
Hi Jack,
Tom Brownell's book (page 101) mentions a company called Overdrive, Inc. in
Ohio making these kinds of units. I did some sleuthing about a year ago and
found that the company had two principals, one of whom was dead and the
other of whom was in a retirement home, The family of one of them said no
one was carrying on the business.
My one complaint about Brownell's otherwise excellent book is that a lot of
the source info is obsolete. He should do a new edition.
Regards,
Grant S.
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