--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Mark in Lakewood, CO" <beeser750@...> wrote:
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> Actually, the association goes back much before the Turbo Hydramatic 400, to the original, 4-speed Hydra-Matic of the early '50s. In my opinion, an even better transmission; the only automatic battle-tested in World War II, four of them were installed in the little M24 "Chaffee" light tank.
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> (Hydra-Matic was also used by Hudson, Nash, even arch-rival Lincoln.)
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> Mark in Lakewood, CO
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nate" <vwnate1@...>
> To: "diesel mercedes" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 6:42:54 AM
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: The Frankensteining of Great Cars
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> Thanx Brian ! .
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> The tranny was the venerable GM Turbo Hydro 400 , a very good tranny indeed .
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> -Nate
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> > Ah, no, RR made their own engines, I think they used GM Hydramatics for a while..
> > bk
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