Thread Number: 77027
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Cruise-O-Matic: Part One |
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Post# 1009462   10/3/2018 at 10:25 (2,024 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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The rebirth of another series whose images were all but wiped out. As always, many thanks to our webmaster Robert for his invaluable assistance.
American automobile advertisements from it's infancy up to 1989. Automobiles, trucks, buses, motor homes, trailers, service stations and accessories. Gas, electric or steam.
Hop in, get comfy, select "D" and pull away effortlessly....enjoy the ride! |
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Post# 1009464 , Reply# 1   10/3/2018 at 10:27 (2,024 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009465 , Reply# 2   10/3/2018 at 10:28 (2,024 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009474 , Reply# 10   10/3/2018 at 10:45 (2,024 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009478 , Reply# 14   10/3/2018 at 10:54 (2,024 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009482 , Reply# 17   10/3/2018 at 11:00 (2,024 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009593 , Reply# 19   10/4/2018 at 14:25 (2,023 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009603 , Reply# 27   10/4/2018 at 14:43 (2,023 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009606 , Reply# 29   10/4/2018 at 14:48 (2,023 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009607 , Reply# 30   10/4/2018 at 14:49 (2,023 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009608 , Reply# 31   10/4/2018 at 14:51 (2,023 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009609 , Reply# 32   10/4/2018 at 14:54 (2,023 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009620 , Reply# 37   10/4/2018 at 15:58 (2,023 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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My favorite Aunt and Uncle had a 53’ Mercury Monterey 2 dr, HT Red w/a Black top just like the picture in the ad. It was such a beautiful car! I remember that the upholstery had silver threads running through the black cloth inserts with red leather trim (might have been leatherette). This was also the Aunt that had the 55 Westy Slant Fronts that started my lifelong fascination with washing machines.
Thanks so much Louie for posting all these wonderful bits of history! Eddie |
Post# 1009645 , Reply# 38   10/4/2018 at 19:53 (2,023 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009669 , Reply# 39   10/4/2018 at 21:27 (2,023 days old) by wilkinsservis (Melbourne Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 1009687 , Reply# 40   10/5/2018 at 04:15 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009696 , Reply# 41   10/5/2018 at 07:02 (2,022 days old) by kimball455 (Cape May, NJ)   |   | |
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Post# 1009698 , Reply# 42   10/5/2018 at 08:00 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009748 , Reply# 45   10/5/2018 at 14:24 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009750 , Reply# 46   10/5/2018 at 14:32 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009751 , Reply# 47   10/5/2018 at 14:36 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009752 , Reply# 48   10/5/2018 at 14:38 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009753 , Reply# 49   10/5/2018 at 14:40 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009756 , Reply# 50   10/5/2018 at 14:42 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009757 , Reply# 51   10/5/2018 at 14:44 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009758 , Reply# 52   10/5/2018 at 14:46 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009759 , Reply# 53   10/5/2018 at 14:48 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009760 , Reply# 54   10/5/2018 at 14:51 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009761 , Reply# 55   10/5/2018 at 14:54 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009762 , Reply# 56   10/5/2018 at 14:55 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009764 , Reply# 57   10/5/2018 at 14:58 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009765 , Reply# 58   10/5/2018 at 15:01 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009767 , Reply# 59   10/5/2018 at 15:02 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009768 , Reply# 60   10/5/2018 at 15:04 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009779 , Reply# 61   10/5/2018 at 16:50 (2,022 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois)   |   | |
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Louis, great series, I had a 1926 Buick Standard 4 door sedan and I have a 1959 Continental now. |
Post# 1009781 , Reply# 62   10/5/2018 at 17:11 (2,022 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009920 , Reply# 63   10/6/2018 at 18:46 (2,021 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009921 , Reply# 64   10/6/2018 at 18:47 (2,021 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009922 , Reply# 65   10/6/2018 at 18:49 (2,021 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009923 , Reply# 66   10/6/2018 at 18:51 (2,021 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009925 , Reply# 67   10/6/2018 at 18:53 (2,021 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009926 , Reply# 68   10/6/2018 at 18:55 (2,021 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009928 , Reply# 69   10/6/2018 at 18:58 (2,021 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009929 , Reply# 70   10/6/2018 at 18:59 (2,021 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009930 , Reply# 71   10/6/2018 at 19:01 (2,021 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009931 , Reply# 72   10/6/2018 at 19:03 (2,021 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009932 , Reply# 73   10/6/2018 at 19:05 (2,021 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009933 , Reply# 74   10/6/2018 at 19:08 (2,021 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009937 , Reply# 77   10/6/2018 at 19:14 (2,021 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Louie, thank you for these. Reply #74 is special meaning. 1954 is the year I was born. I finally got to come home from the hospital in August and my parents got an end-of-the-year new 1954 Ford station wagon that brought me home. We had that wagon until it was replaced with the 1960 Kingwood wagon, also procured in August. |
Post# 1009938 , Reply# 78   10/6/2018 at 19:14 (2,021 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009939 , Reply# 79   10/6/2018 at 19:16 (2,021 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009941 , Reply# 81   10/6/2018 at 19:19 (2,021 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1009943 , Reply# 83   10/6/2018 at 19:50 (2,021 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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In January 1968 I took my drivers license test in the neighbors 1961 Chevrolet Nomad Station wagon. It had a 348 V8 and Tubro Hydra Matic, not Powerglide. I went to Point Arena, Calif. to take my test. There was only one stop sign in the whole town. The examiner was more interested in the car than my driving, relating to me that he used to own on just like it and wished he’d never sold it. At one point I looked at the speedometer and realized I was doing 35 in a 25 and thought I’d failed the test. He just, said, “Kid, I like the way you drive, take me back now”. I got 100 pts and my license.
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Post# 1010137 , Reply# 84   10/8/2018 at 18:22 (2,019 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)   |   | |
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My neighbors up the street had a '61 Chevrolet Brookwood station wagon in Arbor Green for several years. I saw one just like it going down the road a few weeks ago - probably to one of the several cruise-ins in the area. |
Post# 1010306 , Reply# 85   10/10/2018 at 15:41 (2,017 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.)   |   | |
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Post# 1010313 , Reply# 86   10/10/2018 at 16:47 (2,017 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Yes, Pat you are correct, it was a Turbo Glide. After I posted, I realized that Chevrolet’s 3 speed auto was a Tubro Glide, not Turbo Hydra Matic. I did know it was a Turbo something though.
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Post# 1010363 , Reply# 87   10/11/2018 at 01:15 (2,016 days old) by Supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.)   |   | |
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It gets technical, but this article explains that Turboglide was not exactly a three speed transmission as we normally think of them, but a triple-turbine transmission that used torque multiplication only for acceleration— there was in effect only one forward gear, even for descending hills!
CLICK HERE TO GO TO Supersuds's LINK |
Post# 1010384 , Reply# 89   10/11/2018 at 09:14 (2,016 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 1010392 , Reply# 90   10/11/2018 at 10:29 (2,016 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1010397 , Reply# 91   10/11/2018 at 10:45 (2,016 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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I owned a 67’ Buick Skylark 2 dr HT with a small 300 V8 and one of the later versions of the Buick Turbine auto trans. I bought this car used in March of 77’ it had 108,000+ miles and I drove it until Nov. 81’. It had over 180,000 miles on it when I trade it. I had the trans rebuilt in 79’ for $250.00! This was the smoothest auto trans car I ever drove and I consistently got 19 mpg with combined stop and go and hwy driving. It really was my most favorite car out of the 23 cars I’ve owned in the last 49 years. It had more than adequete power, shifted as smooth as silk, rode like it was on a cloud and handled nimbly for an intermediate size car of its day.
If I ever found another and had a way to buy it I sure would. I also thought that the Chevrolet Powerglide trans. were fine cars too. They got good mpg and were smooth driving cars. The new auto trans cars don’t shift as smoothly IMHO, but then I’ve not driven any of the high end variety,so they may be better. But all these extra gears in an attempt to improve mpg and performance just aren’t as pleaserable to drive as the older auto trans cars with Powerglide, Dynaflow, Turboglide and the like. Eddie |
Post# 1010465 , Reply# 92   10/11/2018 at 19:53 (2,016 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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