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| | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | I heard 1960, is that correct.. seems like it would be earlier but...
just curious, I am pretty sure Jimmy had one sooner..
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 693 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 693 | the 55.2 shop manual discusses the hydramatic, so at least that early - and I think they were available in the prior design, but I'm not familiar with that series | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | you are correct, I should have took the bet.. I knew the 59-60 elcamino had a power glide but was not sure if one would define them as a truck/car.. thanks for your response
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,441 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,441 |
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'62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress)
'47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project)
‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily)
‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence)
“I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one!
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| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | The first automatic in a GMC civilian truck was offered in 1953. It was offered in 1954 in Chevies. It was the Hydra-Matic. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,146 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,146 | First year for automatic Hydra-Matic in a Chevrolet Advance Design truck, Was 1954. I heard some 1953 Chevy trucks were built with the automatic Hydra-Matic, though I have never seen any. First year for GMC truck was 1953. There was some GMC box trucks that may have had them earlier. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | 1952 for that GMC box truck with Hydra-Matic (PM-150-22) | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | Here is one out of a 54. Believe it was also the first year for integral turn signals. This engine was bored 0.030 with new rings, bearings, valves, rockers and shafts , fuel pump, carb, distributor, etc. The guy was going first class but when he couldn't find a starter (quite rare) he then went to an open driveline and 250 I6 instead. Hydramatic was gone through also. Tried to sell it for him on the Classic Forum On February 23, 2013 but no takers. He ended up robbing a few parts and then selling for $450 so he could use his trailer. http://s32.photobucket.com/user/coilover/media/235%20with%20H.M.%20004.jpg.htmlv
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Evan
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 119 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2005 Posts: 119 | I had a powerglide in my 66 GMC 3/4 ton, now has a 700r4 from a '89 chev van, it hooked right up to the 305 v6, (with adapter plate that it came with)
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