Greetings and Salutations

[Roscoe Clyde]

Just want to introduce myself. I just picked up a 53 Coronet and was told this was the place to be. Always been a Ford guy, but when I saw this beauty, I just had to have her. As get into it further, I'm sure I'll have lots of questions.

 

Thanx,

Roscoe Clyde

[motoMark]

Welcome Roscoe.

[Doug&Deb]

Welcome! Beautiful car. I have a 52 Coronet. Lots of knowledge here.

[plymouthcranbrook]

Welcome to the group. Great folks here willing and able to help in any area you might have questions about.

[JonathanC]

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Welcome to you and that nice car, and hope you enjoy it a lot.

 

[bartenderfloyd]

Beautiful car.  Welcome. You will love tinkering with these vehicles.

[chris 48 P15]

nice car

these guys do help

 

[chris 48 P15]

and girls almost forgot loren

[DakotaFrank]

Welcome and Congrats!  Nice car, and with Powerflite too.  Cool. 

[Go Fleiter]

You found a beauty!

[Roscoe Clyde]

Thanks for the warm welcome.

A little information about the car...

Red Ram Hemi

Gyro-Matic

58K original miles

She was repainted around 1979 or 1980.

Been off the road for about 7 years.

Check out some of the interior pics

 

Thanx,

Roscoe Clyde

[DakotaFrank]

Great car!  
Well, I still have a lot to learn about old Mopars.  When I saw the selector quadrant on the steering column I immediately thought of the Powerflite automatic transmission.  Now I see the clutch pedal and you called it Gyro-Matic… I think I understand how the semiautomatic drive works, but what is the purpose of the selector on the column? Thanks!

[Roscoe Clyde]

In the last two weeks, I have become a Gyro-Matic expert. At least in theory. The selector is just Low, High, Neutral, and Reverse. Low will shift from 1st to 2nd with no clutch, but you have to lift off the gas. High is the same for 3rd and 4th. Buddy of mine says he never uses Low unless he's pulling his camper or starting on a hill.

 

This is all new to me. A month ago I didn't know what a Gyro-Matic was. I think in 54 they started running Torque-Matic transmissions? Either way, learning new things every day.

 

Roscoe Clyde

 

 

[Doug&Deb]

Do you have Gyromatic or Gyro-Torque? One has a fluid coupling like my 52 , the other has a torque converter. Gyro-Torque also shares engine oil. I believe it’s 11 quarts for an oil change.

[Roscoe Clyde]

It's a Gyro-Matic. It uses the fluid. I believe you fill it through a hole in the floor board.

[Doug&Deb]

That’s correct. I believe both options were available. 53 was the last year for the M6 trans. 

[JonathanC]

20 hours ago, Doug&Deb said:

Do you have Gyromatic or Gyro-Torque? One has a fluid coupling like my 52 , the other has a torque converter. Gyro-Torque also shares engine oil. I believe it’s 11 quarts for an oil change.

The quadrant usually had either Gyro-Matic or Gyro-Torque on it below the gear letters to signify which transmission the car had. The shifter still worked as it always had - a three-on-the-tree with no first gear position. I almost bought a '51 Chrysler with a similar quadrant proclaiming the car to be "Fluid-matic" (as they branded the M-6 in 1951-53, or Fluid-Torque with the torque converter). 1949-52 Dodge Gyro-matics didn't have the quadrant at all (like 1950 and earlier Chryslers and DeSotos). I suspect it was a measure adopted mostly to make the semi-automatic transmission resemble full automatics from other manufacturers.

 

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[Booger]

Primo!