Well I knew that Fluid Drive had a clutch pedal but thought that the shifting was 'kinda' automatic. Is it not? Kerryp --- TheCarNutz@xxxxxxx wrote: > In a message dated 3/14/02 4:28:48 AM Pacific > Standard Time, > pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > > > 50's used fluid drive and had a clutch pedal. > Fluid > > drive was a semi-automatic deal, therefore the > > advertisement is correct. > > > > Kerry > > > > Sorry Kerry, but I must add my gray haired opinion > here. Fluid Drive is a > type of clutch and not a transmission. From a users > standpoint, it's purpose > is to eliminate the need to depress the clutch pedal > when coming to a stop. > Although you can then pull out in the gear you were > in when stopping, it > takes forever to get going because you would have a > conventional 3 speed > column shift behind it, and third gear doesn't > exactly get you moving. So > normally, most people would pull up to a stop and > depress the clutch pedal, > downshift to first gear and let the clutch pedal out > until ready to go > forward. With Fluid Drive you still have to push in > the clutch to change > gears. The semi-automatic transmission was made > available in addition to the > Fluid Drive clutch, and carried various names > depending on which Mopar it > came in, although the Fluid Drive clutch was more > apt to be found in Dodge > models without the semi-auto trans, more than > Chryslers or DeSotos. > > Bill B. > > 57 Imperial > Southampton > > 51 & 52 Crown > Imperial limos + > > 52 Dodge pickup > with Fluid Drive > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/