John: Yes, but Plymouth's Hy-Drive bore no relationship to the semi-automatics. It was a simple torque converter attached to a heavy-duty truck 3-speed transmission. It also used a common oil pan between the engine and transmission. Think of it as the old Fluid Drive with more "oomph."
Bob
John Harvey <harvey5691@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Didn't Plymouth have HY-DRIVE?
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> >The name "Gyromatic" is exclusive to Dodge. Each make had
> >> their own trade name for the semi-automatic, though the
> >> technology was the same. Pre-war Chrysler semi-automatics
> >> were vacuum-controlled and were hence called Vacamatics;
> >> post-war were hydraulically activated Prestomatics.
> >
> And DeSoto has Simplimatic (pre war) or Tip-Toe shift (post-war).
> Does Plymouth had a semi-automatic available ? I think not.
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