why only powerglide
Racer
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: The Villages Florida
My hunch is that, for the Motorama car the Powerglide was simply convenient. For those early production cars, time was of the essence and there wasn't enough of it to develop a shifter for a manual transmission (at least not until 1955).
Ludvigsen's book is, in my opinion, what started the Corvette collecting hobby. Prior to its publication, early Corvettes were just interesting used cars. Subsequent to its publication, Corvette values began taking off. It's as if his book gave the Corvette the legitimacy that it needed but lacked.
Jim
Ludvigsen's book is, in my opinion, what started the Corvette collecting hobby. Prior to its publication, early Corvettes were just interesting used cars. Subsequent to its publication, Corvette values began taking off. It's as if his book gave the Corvette the legitimacy that it needed but lacked.
Jim
Regarding the Powerglide... isn't it fascinating how it's used so much in drag racing now, when it was so maligned for so many years.
Team Owner
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