I would have been 13. Might have been the first time I had pizza. We rode through the Ford ride in a T-bird.
Donna Mae lived in the Pittsburgh area and in her later years she always showed up at our PID HOF banquets. She was a real treat.
The average car buyer back then didnt care about flat cornering at 30 mph, or tire burning take-offs. They wanted a cushy ride and smooth power. And the Dynaflow had it. And they were dependable too. You could say the that nearly the entire transmission was in the 5 segment torque converter since it didnt "shift gears" like other cars. The rest of the trans was just there to provide reverse and park, low, and direct clutch. They used the Hydramatics in army tanks in WWII and they were first choice for drag racing in the '60s, so I think they were tough enough to hold up in a Buick.
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