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Anyone know what this setup was? April 2 2008 at 4:21 PM		(no login) from IP address 74.65.69.193


As a kid, I recall playing in an old derelict car whose styling was the typical for early '50s. Anyway, I distinctly recall the car having a stalk shifter with the typical PRNDL indicator... and two square floor pedals - as in clutch and brake! Now this puzzles me: Did some early "automatic" trannys also have clutches? If so, for what purpose? (And doesn't that actually make them non-automatic???) Anyway, here's hoping someone can clue me in about what this arrangement was - and how it worked. I don't even know what it was called, so I haven't found anything in searches... TIA! tMF

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My Guess Is... - Corbin H. on Apr 2, 2008, 7:13 PM

What it is - Craig W on Apr 2, 2008, 7:18 PM

I assume you mean 2 pedals beside the gas....... - oldthudman~!!~ on Apr 2, 2008, 9:29 PM

Well, yeah... IIRC, there were a total of four pedals - if you counted the gas and PB.... - tMF on Apr 2, 2008, 11:18 PM

A pre-selector Gearbox/transmission??? - oldthudman~!!~ on Apr 3, 2008, 12:09 PM

Well, I ain't no detective... but I think I stumbled on the answers... - tMF on Apr 2, 2008, 11:25 PM

Yep you may have it.............Articles below.....Called Tip-Toe Shift - oldthudman~!!~ on Apr 3, 2008, 12:30 PM

Yeah, I hit both of those sites - after finding that the tranny was likely the Fluid Drive - tMF on Apr 3, 2008, 2:57 PM

Well, Fluid Drive refered to the clutch (??) actually .....No dry plates - oldthudman~!!~ on Apr 4, 2008, 10:40 AM

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