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newhudson

Does anyone know if six cylinder Chrysler or DeSoto cars were ever built with the fluid torque transmission. Are any still in existence? Has anyone seen such a car for sale recently?

Oldcar_Mechanic

I'm not sure what you mean by Fluid Torque Transmission.

Are you talking about the fluid drive transmission that CHrysler and DeSoto had in their cars where they were like a stick shift but they were automatic?

Ron

Marconi

6 cyl Fluid drives thru 1951 had a fluid coupling, starting in 52 they had torque converters. That's the difference between Fluid Drive & Gyro-matic in Dodges, for instance. The torque converter made them slightly faster on the takeoff, difference between a fast snail and a slow snail! LOL

Oldcar_Mechanic

According to what is in my publications 1941 Chrysler series 28 6 cylinder and series 30 8 cylinder it was standard.

1940 DeSoto Series S-7 6 cylinder it was optional

1941 DeSoto Series S-8 6 cylinder it was Sandard

1941 Dodge series D-19 6 cylinder it was optional

1942 Dodge series D22 6 cylinder it was optional

That's where it began

You can look at these sites also.
http://www.merc583.addr.com/mopar/index.html
This is a message board for the early mopar

http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Chrysler_and_Imperial/dirindex.html
This is the Old Car Manual Project site. You can look for Brochures and go to Chrysler then the year and find the advertisement for the "Fluid Drive"

Ron

newhudson

I am familiar with Fluid Drive in six cylinder DeSoto and Chrysler cars. What I want to know is this: Were any six cylinder cars ever manufactures with the Fluid TORQUE transmission. This is not the same as Fluid Drive. Fluid TORQUE employed a torque converter. Fluid Drive was a simple fluid coupling.

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