[AT] OT I'm getting older are you?

[Rob Wilson]

The new Dodge Challenger has the hill assist feature on them now. Kind of
weird to get used to but it works great when stuck on a hill at a red light.
My 57 Studebaker Silver Hawk was an automatic but I don't recall it having
overdrive. Now the one I wish my parents would have kept my Mom's 56
Studebaker Golden Hawk with the supercharger on it. She told me it would do
140 MPH really easily. My Mom has or at least had a lead foot :) She used to
drive it between Baltimore Ohio and Columbus when she worked at Western
Electric making telephones. They made her quit when she got pregnant with
me. Today she would own the company for something like that. 
Rob 

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Gene Dotson
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 5:58 PM
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Subject: Re: [AT] OT I'm getting older are you?

    Our Dad's 1949 Packard used a vacuum override for the starter switch on
the accererator pedal. When the engine started the engine vacuum disabled
the starter. Buick may have had the same system.

    My 1952 and 1955 Studebakers both had overdrive transmissions. The
transmission had a feature called a "Hill Holder" which prevented rolling
backward when stopped on a hill. It engaged the overdrive sprags, locking up
the transmission when in any forward gears and a pin disengaged it when in
neutral or reverse. I think Charlie misunderstood the statement made by
Ernie about holding on a hill to restart after you stalled on takeoff.

    The 1947 Studebaker truck used the starter under the clutch pedal. Was
hard to keep them adjusted to not have to use excessive pressure or to push
it sideways just right to contact the starter switch.

                        Gene