tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post992024291009532674..comments2024-03-09T12:18:51.016-05:00Comments on TOM GLOVER'S HAMILTON LIBRARY SCRAPBOOK: LOCAL HISTORY WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH.: 1946: THE NEW FORDS ARE HERE!Tom Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749723834326832799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-84024016773571310492010-10-12T22:13:09.086-04:002010-10-12T22:13:09.086-04:00And let's not forget Chevy's Power Glide a...And let's not forget Chevy's Power Glide and Chrysler's Fluid drive; zero to 60 in 20 minutes!<br /><br />Tom GloverTom Gloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749723834326832799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-6195172503355925542010-10-12T17:25:05.496-04:002010-10-12T17:25:05.496-04:00Ralph, You are correct regarding wooden bumpers on...Ralph, You are correct regarding wooden bumpers on some of the 1946 automobiles, but this was only a temporary measure and only on the very early production cars. As soon as steel became more plentiful, the dealers received the chrome replacements and they were installed on the sold cars.<br />The first fully automatic transmission was the GM Hydramatic, which was available as an option on the 1940 Oldsmobile. Cadillac received the Hydramatic in 1941. The first automatic available for the Mercury was the Mercomatic, available in 1951. The new automatic for Ford was the Fordomatic, also in 1951. rayfromvillaparkrayfromvillaparknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-2787404016811057682010-10-12T15:19:07.991-04:002010-10-12T15:19:07.991-04:00IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY THE 1946 MERCURY HAD WOODE...IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY THE 1946 MERCURY HAD WOODEN BUMPERS. AND I BELIEVE IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF AUTOMATIC TRENSMISSIONS.Ralph Lucarellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06710107087683397946noreply@blogger.com