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[KerryPinkerton <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx>]

you are certainly correct about the V8 I did not
notice that in Jim's post.  I zero'd in on his remark
that it was advertised as an automatic but had a
clutch pedal..

Kerryp

--- mopar2@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Allthough automatic & semi-automatic aren't quite
> the same thing, I
> could agree this was correctly stated, but what
> about the V-8?
> John
> 
> KerryPinkerton wrote:
> 
> > Jim, I think I'm correct on this but after my
> > Southampton debacle last week...
> >
> > 50's used fluid drive and had a clutch pedal. 
> Fluid
> > drive was a semi-automatic deal, therefore the
> > advertisement is correct.
> >
> > Kerry
> > --- jcmartin@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > >      I recently saw a 1949 Chrysler on eBay
> > > advertised by  Krause/eBay
> > > as "Original"  having a V8 engine and automatic
> > > transmission. I mailed
> > > Krause,
> > > explaining how the 49 was equipped & asked if
> the
> > > car had any mechanical
> > > alterations. Received mail from them with an 800
> #
> > > to call.  I spoke
> > > with the gentleman (?) who was rather brusque
> > > & he told me the car was "Original, unmolested".
> > > When I told him the 1st
> > > V8
> > > Chrysler  & Imperial was 1951 & the 1st
> automatic
> > > transmission was the
> > > 1953 Powerflite, he said, "I'll check".  When I
> > > returned to ebay, the
> > > Item was no longer listed.  What has brought
> this to
> > > my attention is
> > > Item 181 254 2826, a 50 model with automatic
> > > transmission when one
> > > picture shows the clutch pedal. My wonderment
> is: Is
> > > this unethical,
> > > misleading or ignorance.
> > >
> > >
> > > Buyer Beware
> > > Jim  39  Imperial C24
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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