Technical Hemi trans spacer

What is the purpose of this spacer? Will it work as an adapter???
Thanks
Scott

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Chrysler Hemi transmission spacer plate, holds the starter and was sandwiched between the engine & OEM auto trans. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/tell-me-about-this-early-hemi-adapter.247418/ There is a link to another forum with photos of bellhousing and above plate
Fits following:-

• '57~'58 Chrysler;
• 1957 DeSoto;
• '57~'58 Dodge.

Here's a similar one for sale now

 

What stumpy said,
I removed mine from my 1956 354 in order to run another transmission, I ordered a Wilcap adapter kit.

 

There are not unique to "Hemi" engines......also used on Poly engines and, I think, a similar piece on 6 cylinder engines. So far as I know, anything that used the fully automatic transmissions, i.e. Powerflite and Torqueflite until the block pattern changed about 1962.

Ray