On the 51, perhaps what he meant is that it was the fluid drive model & not the fluid-torque drive which had much more power. John mopar2@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > 1. the axle ratio is 2.94-1 the sure grip can be identified by orange > paint around the filler plug. The gear diamiter is 8 3/4 & these > should have a tag somewhere on them stating the ratio. > 2.The 50 Imperial was available with 4 wheel disc brakes > John > > ceesinfielda@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > Now that I've found the Imperial club, maybe someone may > > have the answers to questions that have gone unanswered > > for years. > > 1. What is the probable axle ration in my 1969 LeBaron > > and were many of them equipped with "Suretrac?" > > 2. Is the story about 4wheel disc brakes on a 1950 > > model myth or truth. > > 3. When My uncle purchased a 1951 Imperial 4dr new > > from a dealer in 1952, I was told that it had been > > ordered without torque converter, just the four speed > > semi-automatic and as a result the performance was so > > bad on the Seattle hills, it tookl almost a year and a > > heck of a discount to find a buyer (my uncle). > > 4. I met a gentlema here in Colorado Springs driving a > > 4dr 1956 hardtop who maintained that it had the 300B > > engine (dual 4barrels etc.) The story was that he had > > been Roy Weatherby's mechanic (Weatherby of Weatherby > > rifles) and Weatherby had ordered the car with that > > engine. It did have the 3 speed automatic, highway hi- > > fi, and the spark ignited heater. Does any one know of > > an Imperial equipped with the 300B engine? > > Answers to any of these questions would be greatly > > appreciated. > > Jim Truesdale > >