The Chrysler Turbine Car is an experimental two-door hardtop coupe powered by a turbine engine and was manufactured by Chrysler from 1963 to 1964. Italian design studio Carrozzeria Ghia constructed the bodywork, and Chrysler completed the final assembly in Detroit.

Dec 23, 2024 · With Buick struggling to get back on its feet, it would have been foolish to buy Hydra-Matic transmissions from Detroit Transmission Division for the Special when Buick was sitting on so much unused transmission capacity. Hence, the Dual-Path Turbine Drive — made by Buick, for Buick, again based on some GM Engineering Staff concepts.

Jul 20, 2024 · In 1961, General Motors introduced one of the most unusual automatic transmissions the Motor CIty has ever seen: the Buick Special Dual Path Turbine Drive.

3 days ago · Buick’s very complex three-turbine automatic, known as Flight Pitch Dynaflow or Triple Turbine, is a subject for another post: What we’re concerned with here is the 1956 through 1963 twin-turbine transmission, which Buick called Variable Pitch Dynaflow, then Twin Turbine, and finally Turbine Drive. (There are some minor differences between the transmissions of different model years, but ...

Aug 5, 2020 · Introduced in 1948, the Dynaflow transmission arose from a special set of needs at the Buick Motor Division. Unlike Oldsmobile, Cadillac, and Pontiac, Buick pushed back against adopting the corporate Hydra-Matic automatic transmission.

The Dynaflow was an automatic transmission used in various forms in Buick cars by the General Motors Corporation from 1947 until 1963. The transmission initially used a five-element torque converter, with two impellers and two stators, as well as a planetary gearset that provided two forward speeds plus reverse.

Dec 7, 2024 · Let’s take a look at how this worked. Buick Dual-Path Turbine Drive The Dual-Path Turbine Drive is one of the most unusual transmissions GM has ever offered. Used only in the 1961–1963 Buick Special and Skylark, it was a lightweight, light-duty two-speed automatic with a very “loose” torque converter and a split-torque top gear.

The Super Turbine 300 (abbreviated ST-300) [1][2] was a two-speed automatic transmission built by General Motors. It was used in various Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac models from 1964-1969.

To simplify the operating of a car and to obtain a wider ratio range coverage, the 4-speed ‘Self-Shifting Transmission’ was made by Buick Motor Division and offered as optional equipment on 1938 Buicks and Oldsmobiles.

Jun 5, 2010 · Even before he left, Buick terminated production of the Triple Turbine transmission, which vanished at the end of the 1959 model year. Chevrolet continued to offer Turboglide through the 1961 model year, perhaps in the vain hope of getting their money’s worth.