History of the Automatic Transmission

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Tip 1 - Hydra-Matic History: The First Automatic Transmission - Ate Up With Motor

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by MBR | permalink

The development and early history of GM's pioneering Hydra-Matic transmission, introduced in 1940 by Oldsmobile.

For further reading: http://ateupwithmotor.com/terms-technology-definitions/hydramatic-history-part-1/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - Shifting Times: The rise of the automatic transmission

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Patty Boocher | permalink

The automatic transmission may seem like witchcraft to some, but here's how it became so ubiquitous in today's cars
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For further reading: http://driving.ca/chevrolet/corvette/auto-news/news/hail-hydra-matic-the-rise-of-the-automatic-transmission ^[2]