Re: Not all 727s? (was Re: IML: 61 Transmission Build Date)

["Bill Watson" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>]

The aluminum case A-727 arrived for the 1962 model year and was used on all
V8-engine vehicles, except for 273 and 318 LA engines.  The A-727 was the
heavy-duty automatic for the slant six, 273 and LA 318 engines, though.

The A-904, also with an aluminum case, was smaller than the A-727 and was
introduced in 1960 for the slant six.   As for V8 engines, the A-904 was
mated only to the LA V8 engines (although not the 340 or 4-bbl 360).

The 1961 Imperial used the A-466 cast-iron case Torqueflite.  That
transmission was used only on V8 engines from its introduction in 1956
through to the end in 1961.   If you owned a six-cylinder Mopar product
before 1960 and wanted an automatic transmission the only unit you could buy
was the 2-speed Powerflite, which was in production from late 1953 through
1961..

Bill
Vancouver, BC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Whitney" <david.whitney@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 6:57 PM
Subject: Not all 727s? (was Re: IML: 61 Transmission Build Date)


> One of my cherished illusions is that all 413 and 440 equipped Imperials
> had a torqueflite 727 transmission.  Did the '61s use a 904?
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> -- David
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> You cannot determine if a Mopar vehicle is "numbers matching" prior to
> mid-1968 or so.  Prior to that Chrysler did not stamp the VIN on either
> engines or transmissions, so there is not way to determine if those units
> were installed at the factory the day the car was built.
>
> Of the numbers stamped onto the transmission, the transmission assembly
> number is in the first set.  Thus "19499 904" is the assembly number and
it
> is for a 1961 Torqueflite used on 1961 Imperials (as well as Dodge Polara,
> DeSoto, all Chryslers, and HP Plymouths and Darts) .  It was also used on
> 1960 HP Plymouths and Darts.
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> Bill
> Vancouver, BC
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rob Kidd
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Rob Kidd
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 5:18 AM
> Subject: IML: 61 Transmission Build Date
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>                    Hello, I have my 61's transmission out and ready to be
> rebuilt. How can I tell if it is the original -numbers matching one that
> came with the car from day one? The numbers on the side of the pan lip
are;
>                                           1949904U2.5       1722128
>                    Can these numbers be decoded to show the build date?
> Thanks, Rob Kidd 61/65
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