My curiosity has me finding out that in the fifties Chevrolet owners were offered an overdrive unit to instal in their enclosed driveline:
This was a Truckstell overdrive unit. Somewhere or other I also came across a picture of a chromed badge on a bootlid.
Further back, however, Ruckstell made bits for T-models (and likely A-models etc) and among their offerings was a similar overdrive unit.
Is there a relationship between the two makers? Did one come from the ashes of another, for instance?
Does anyone know about these obscure things?
Ruckstell and Truckstell - related?
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Ray Bell
, Jul 28 2019 23:50
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Posted 28 July 2019 - 23:50
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Posted 28 July 2019 - 23:52
Oh yeah, I have no pics of the Ruckstell because the internet is too full of their 2-speed rear ends...
And it seems there's a lot of interest among owners of these old cars, both Chevrolet and Ford, for there to be a lot of internet discussion about using overdrives to enable them to keep up with modern traffic.
And it seems there's a lot of interest among owners of these old cars, both Chevrolet and Ford, for there to be a lot of internet discussion about using overdrives to enable them to keep up with modern traffic.