• By Murilee Martin
    May 30, 2008 4:00 PM 1,708
    more about

    #automatictransmission

    Automatics Closing Fuel Economy Gap On Manuals; Engines, Electronics Lending A Hand

    Toyopet Crown For 1963, Now With More Toyoglide!
    read more: #cooltransmissionnameoftheday, #automatictransmission, #buickdynaflow, #dynaflow, #buick

    Dynaflow!

    Back when each of The General's divisions designed its own hardware, Buick developed the two-speed Dynaflow automatic from the transmission it put in M18 tank destroyers during the war. Yes, the Dynaflow started out as a transmission for a tracked vehicle! Sadly, this Cool Transmission Name disappeared after the 1963 model year. [Wikipedia]


    Send an email to Murilee Martin, the author of this post, at murilee@jalopnik.com.