<VV> Aluminum 4-speed transmission

[shortle]

My guess Pete is the "other" one is either in your car or in your garage. Am I right? Do I win a prize?
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301


-----Original Message-----
>From: peter koehler <pkoehler01 at atlanticbb.net>
>Sent: Feb 8, 2012 10:27 AM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: <VV> Aluminum 4-speed transmission
>
>I never heard anything about Chevrolet wanting to road 
>race the four speed aluminum case transmission. My 
>information is that only two were produced. Ken Hand 
>donated the one that the CPF has and that is the one that 
>was displayed at the Buffalo event. The reason why the 
>production shifted to cast iron was one of raw material 
>availability. At the time Chevy was pumping out a lot of 
>aluminum parts for other products - like the Powerglide 
>transmission and could not spare the raw aluminum needed 
>for Corvair manual transmission production. That is 
>probably why the 3-speed transmission case was changed 
>over to cast iron with the 1961 model year.
>
>As for where is the "other" aluminum case 4-speed; anybody 
>want to guess? - Caveman Pete
>
>
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