1964 Powerglide...air cooled $100 ???

[Too Many Projects]

Any interest in this for an early Nova or Chevelle restoration ?? I just got this with a '64 Chevelle SS that had a 230 6 cylinder. I was going to throw it in with the 283 the PO had built to make the car mobile and didn't realize it was air cooled until I picked the basket case up yesterday.

[Charley Lillard]

What is a air cooled powerglide ?

[Big Block Bill]

It has no oil cooler lines or oil cooler. it relies on the holes in the bell housing to cool the transmission and was mainly installed in 6 cylinder GM cars in he early 1960's Bill

[67since67]

Technically this would be referred to as a "Torque Drive". As Bill mentioned, no provision for external cooler and also they were manually shifted eliminating the governor, modulator and several valves from the valve body. During my late 60's dealership days I only saw a couple of these typically in 153 ci four cylinder '69 Nova's. - Bill W

[Charley Lillard]

Pictures or it doesn't exist......

[Bill Pritchard]

If it's a manually shifted "Torque-Drive" trans (I remember them too, had a friend who actually had one in a 4 cyl 69 Nova) it did not originally come in a 6 cyl 64 Chevelle.

[Too Many Projects]

Sorry, just saw these replies...I don't get notifications.
It does seem to have a governor and I thought they did shift automatically, but I'm usually wrong. The torque converter is unique also, as it acts a fan and circulates air around it self to help cool the fluid.
I'll get pics today, Charley, just for you...:flag:
I have a number of pics of the whole mess I intend to put in a thread, but our 4 month summer is here and I'm super busy cramming 6 months of house and yard work into those 4 months.

[67since67]

Pictures or it doesn't exist......

I tried Charlie, but the "69 Chassis Overhaul Manual only mentions Torque Drive in the section title but the pix are all Powerglide.

Maybe air cooled Powerglide behind a 6 cyl too? :confused2: That was a long time ago!

[Too Many Projects]

It's FOR SALE, Charley, be a conversation piece for your Man Cave...:biggthumpup:
Polish the case and chrome the converter...:cool2:


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[Lynn]

Last PG I sold was to a guy from KS who drove down to pick it up. $100.

He had one of those, with the big holes in it, in the back of his truck.

[Big Block Bill]

The first car I ever purchased was in May of 1972, a 1963 red 4Dr. Biscayne when I was 15 years old that had a 230 6 Cylinder and this Air Cooled Powerglide. I paid $25.00 for it and it did not go in reverse, but it had a spare transmission in the trunk. I installed it and it did not go forward, so off to Globe Auto Wreckers and "Fish" took his Michigan and flipped another 1963 they had over on it's side so I could take it's transmission out, and for $75.00 I had another transmission which went both forward and reverse. $200.00 total investment and some ATF and away I went. I got my Driver's license a month later on June 2nd 1972. Then I was driving my parent's 1964.5 289 "D" code Mustang hardtop (the 67th. Mustang ever made), thought that was THE BOMB! Being young in the early 70's was fun. Bill

[Too Many Projects]

Yeah, this one won't be going back in. I have a TH350 from my street rod that I will use.
I have a real PG from my Camaro, but it needs rebuilt and I'm not spending the cash for that.

[69 Post Sedan]

In 1982, had a 1970 Nova 6cyl with a 2-speed Torque Drive automatic transmission. When it was in drive, you were literally in drive (2nd gear). If you wanted to leave in first gear (low gear), you had to do it manually. It didn’t take long and I swapped it out for a T-350.

Kurt