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About the
300D,
The carbureted engine received the 3-speed automatic, while
fuel injected cars received a 3-speed manual transmission. Unfortunately,
electronic fuel injection wasn?t a great idea in an era when vacuum tubes still
ruled the electronics world, and the 16 or so cars equipped with the Bendix
system were recalled and retrofitted with carburetors.
The statement that the
fuelie cars all received 3-speed manual transmissions is incorrect. Only 2
manual transmissioned Ds are known to me and neither is fuel injected. All
the fuel injected cars I've seen have the Torqueflite 3-speed automatic.
Not all the 300Ds were
retrofitted with carbs. We know of one that was not. So while they
may have been notified of a recall, not all the owners may have complied.
(A lot like today's cars.)
We have an out-of-date
folded brochure with a brief explanation of the club and the
cars. Dave Schwandt was the last to update it and it needs it again.
We should have them for handouts using Dave's neat holder.
Gloria
Moon
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