<VV> Rated PG - Further opinions

[Tony Underwood]

At 01:11 AM 6/7/2010, Sethracer at aol.com wrote:
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>In a message dated 6/6/2010 2:42:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>airvair at earthlink.net writes:
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>Or were  you referring just to the Corvair Powerglide? If so, you are right,
>to an  extent, considering that its competition (Ford and Chrysler) never
>offered  an automatic with less than three speeds, even on their cheapest
>cars.
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>Too much GM only time, Mark!
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>Ford-o-Matic - 2-speed - on others and the Falcon.
>Powerflite - Chryslers 2-speed automatic, used through 1961.
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>PS - I was comparing the Corvair PG to today's "High Tech" Automatics. Hey
>- I have a 110 PG Monza. I like Powerglides. They just aren't for
>performance  driving.
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50 year old PG in my '60, never been out of the car or had a screw 
turned on it, and it has (that I know of) over 215,000 miles on it 
and the vast majority of them have been in this city on city streets.

I have no complaints.



tony..