<VV> "HotRod guys" & Saginaw trans info

[Charles Lee]

Hi Seth~

 

Re: 

"All trans were built in Saginaw" 

 & 

"All the HotRod guys call the regular 4-speeds by their names, T10s, Muncies
and Saginaws"

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Well, I was always a "Corvair guy" and never was a "HotRod guy" from the
very beginning when I was lucky enough to recover from adolescent ignorance
when I had (almost) ordered a new '68 Mustang 302ci/345HP, production
limited to 500 (no, it was NOT a "Boss 302" which was 351ci/302HP, iirc!)

 

I drove my buddy's Corsa coupe and immediately fell in love with the car and
"got lucky" when my "special order" 302ci/345HP engine could not be provided
because Ford only needed to produce 500 of them to qualify for something or
other.

 

The Ford dealer tried to sell me a 427 or a 428 or even a T-Bird, but I
canceled the $5,800 order (almost half of which was for the engine!) much to
their dismay on the grounds that they could not/would not give me exactly
what I had ordered.

 

I bought my 1965 Corsa with the $1000 down payment, and never drove anything
since! (except rentals and a 1960 Buick Flxible hearse)



I had a LOT of fun with the "HotRod guys" leaving college campus because
there were a lot of cloverleaf corners on the route from school where I
could blow past their brake lights as they careened around the corners
trying not to tip over ~ 

 

Their cars were great in a straight line, but corners completely defeated
them, which made me a lifetime Corvair aficionado!


So, all the "HotRod" jargon is lost on me, and "Saginaw" has but one meaning
for me ;>~}.

 

Charlie

 

From: Sethracer at aol.com [mailto:Sethracer at aol.com] 
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2016 2:06 PM
To: chaz at properproper.com
Subject: trans info

 

"So, the term "Saginaw" lives on in perpetuity to designate the transmission
unique to Corvairs '66 through '69, notwithstanding all of the other cars
that used the innards, or where they were actually built?"

 

Hi Charlie

All the HotRod guys call the regular 4-speeds by their names, T10s, Muncies
and Saginaws. The Corvairs are the only ones who refer to the 66-69 Vair
trans as a "Saginaw" but only to differentiate them from the 64-65, lighter
duty transmissions. For street use, the 64-65 actually shifts better, if in
good condition. Less mass to move around? - Seth