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Thread: Automatic Transmission Conversion

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    OK..........what newer automatic transmission will match up with the 1955 Buick Special with the V8 Nailhead?

    The car right now has a three speed on the column standard commission and due to the age and the area that the car will be used in I want to convert it to an automatic tranmission. Also wondering the best place to get either a NOS radiator or just a tranmission cooler.

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    Hi Bob,

    There are adapters for transmissions, but the real problem is the Torque Tube, unless you put in a dynaflow, you will have to change the entire drivetrain.

    Tom Gallagher
    Thanking YOU, for YOUR Valued Cooperation and Experience in This Matter.

    NOSTALGIA Is A DEVICE That REMOVES The RUTS and POTHOLES From MEMORY LANE.
    Tom Gallagher (BUICK BANSHEE)
    1956 Buick Special 2 Door H/Top 46R: Red & White
    Darlington Station, RI. 02861

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    transmission cooler can be found at any junkyard.

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    Dynaflow.........where might I find one of those/

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