you are certainly correct about the V8 I did not notice that in Jim's post. I zero'd in on his remark that it was advertised as an automatic but had a clutch pedal.. Kerryp --- mopar2@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Allthough automatic & semi-automatic aren't quite > the same thing, I > could agree this was correctly stated, but what > about the V-8? > John > > KerryPinkerton wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com > > > ----------------- > > > This message was sent to you by the Imperial > Mailing > > > List. Please > > > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your > > > response will be > > > shared with everyone. Private messages (and > > > attachments) for the > > > Administrators should be sent to > > > webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to > > > http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage > > http://sports.yahoo.com/ > >