On 1/23/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Chrysler auto was in fact a four-speed of sorts with a clutch. Move the > lever up to what would be the 2nd gear position in a normal column shift, and > a > granny first and second were available. In the normal down position (3rd) a > starting gear and "high" resided. The clutch wasn't used unless the lever > needed to be moved, reverse for example. Other wise you'd start off in what > was > really third, lift and wait for a "clonk" into top, then proceed. The GM > 2-speed buses (from my grade school days) started off like an old Dynaflow, > revving > like mad, and when a certain speed was attained, would violently shift into > lockup cruising gear. I think they were all 2-cycles. >
Latest issue of Automobile mag has a good story about people running a late '40s or early '50s Dodge or Plymouth in a TSD rally. The bizarre operation of just such a tranny is vividly and amusingly described. Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo
