Jim, I think I'm correct on this but after my
Southampton debacle last week...
50's used fluid drive and had a clutch pedal. Fluid
drive was a semi-automatic deal, therefore the
advertisement is correct.
Kerry
--- jcmartin@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I recently saw a 1949 Chrysler on eBay
> advertised by Krause/eBay
> as "Original" having a V8 engine and automatic
> transmission. I mailed
> Krause,
> explaining how the 49 was equipped & asked if the
> car had any mechanical
> alterations. Received mail from them with an 800 #
> to call. I spoke
> with the gentleman (?) who was rather brusque
> & he told me the car was "Original, unmolested".
> When I told him the 1st
> V8
> Chrysler & Imperial was 1951 & the 1st automatic
> transmission was the
> 1953 Powerflite, he said, "I'll check". When I
> returned to ebay, the
> Item was no longer listed. What has brought this to
> my attention is
> Item 181 254 2826, a 50 model with automatic
> transmission when one
> picture shows the clutch pedal. My wonderment is: Is
> this unethical,
> misleading or ignorance.
>
>
> Buyer Beware
> Jim 39 Imperial C24
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