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Old 01-12-2019, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Jon A. View Post

Sounds like the 3-speed manual had "granny low" which would certainly fit the description of the car. Seems to me the Powerglide lacks what we would think of as low gear altogether; my understanding of the straight sixes is that their overlapping power impulses make for less shifting needed to stay within one's powerband.
1st gear was fairly low in my '67, and if I was heading downhill from a dead stop I'd start out in 2nd gear. I had a '50 Chevy for years, and it was geared even lower. 10MPH in first and the engine was wound up tight, and I could start out in 2nd gear on level ground with ease. It was a great car, but because of the way it was geared it was slow as molasses.
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