In a message dated 5/10/06 3:47:46 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, pp2 at 6007.us writes: >Another failed element of the prototypes was the Cord transmission, Thought the Cord used the Wilson pre-selector gearbox. Padgett Correct. My dad's "family car" was a 1937 Cord 812 with the preselector. Wish my Mom hadn't sold it after my dad died. Scotty