Re: U vs TU

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2010/8/30 14:52:57

1954 started out with the traditional Ultramatic and towards the end of the model run the "Gear-Start" Ultramatic was introduced which was an early form of the Twin Ultramatic. Thus 1954 cars could be had with either.

Ultramatic was a very reliable transmission when properly cared for behind the straight eights; I've always held that the poorer track record behind the V8s was more a matter of more torque than it was designed for, coupled with some driver abuse and later incompetent (un-available) service and neglect.