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[quote user="Murray"] <blockquote> <div><img src="/TRCCS/Themes/trc/images/icon-quote.gif" /> Modelcar:</div> <div></div> ....Another incident that mixed things up in automobiles....The distruction by fire of the Hydra-matic plant in Mi., back about 1953 Pontiacs with Powerglade trainsmissions....Believe it even extended to Oldsmobile's using Dynaflow transmissions as well, and perhaps a few other different combinations in GM cars. Can't remember if it spread to others like Kaiser / Frazier....and a few others using the Hydra-matic transmission. <div style="clear:both;"></div>   </blockquote> Morning Quentin: Both Nash and Hudson used Hydramatic's in their respective models.  Ramblers of the newly created American Motors Corporation (AMC), formed from the merger of Nash and Hudson, also used Hydramatic's, I believe, through 1956 or 1957. On a side note, Ramblers were built by AMC, but between 1955 through the 1957 model year, they were badged as either Nash's or Hudson's. I believe Packard may also have used the Hydramatic as well for a time.  I do know that by the mid-50's Packard was calling their automatic transmission the "Ultramatic". <div style="clear:both;"></div> [/quote] Actually, I stand corrected...The Ultramatic was a uniquely Packard product. Here is some background information on it: <a href="http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,2495513">http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,2495513</a> And here is background information on the Hydramatic: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydramatic">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydramatic</a>
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