Re: 1955-56 manual overdrive transmission

Posted by Verne On 2014/3/4 11:39:40

The manual transmission is a thread that binds....<div>My '56-400 was slated to have Ross install a 3 speed overdrive..He was able to get the original rebuilt Twin-Ultramatic to work properly. The car remains original. So far so good.<div></div><div>There is nothing like the 55-56 Packard's 3 speed overdrive set up..</div><div>From age 16 to college I drove my father's 55 Clipper..with 3SPOD.</div><div>It raced like big cars...and ran on gravel roads year round. HIGH SPEED drives on the new Intestate tested the upper limits of the dial.</div><div>Life happened and I parked the car at the home farm with over 100,000 miles on the clock...</div><div>Ridden hard it was nearly indestructible...but the car was scrapped.</div><div></div><div>The 38th built '56 Golden Hawk is parked next to the 400..They share the same engine..but the Hawk has 3 speed overdrive..with a Hurst shifter.</div><div></div><div>Installed by the previous owners I am not sure it is original or modified.</div><div>Please post if you have any information on how many 56J models had manual transmission. </div><div></div><div>The 56J is the most fun to drive...the first muscle car..</div></div>

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