Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Powerglide transmission used in Chevrolets and some other General Motors automobiles was introduced in 1950. While it wasn't ...

Sometimes it's fun to get a glimpse into what cars were like back in the day, and Joe Pollard's Tri-Five Chevy is the perfect specimen. "My uncle bought the car from the original owner, and he sold it ...

Every Chevy II Nova owner in the world knows the feeling of a "slip 'n' slide" two-speed transmission. That's because the only option with those early cars ('62-67) was a Powerglide, unless the ...

Jim Walker of Transmission Specialists checks parts for installation. All parts in above shot were required to adapt '52 Hydra-Matic to the '56 Chevy V8. We've just found out how to have your cake and ...

The powers that be at General Motors and Chevrolet wanted the simple, two-speed gearbox to be a cost-cutting means of getting an economical automatic transmission into Chevrolet cars like the Bel Air, ...

Pity the poor Powerglide. The two-speed automatic, when introduced in 1950, brought automatic transmission availability to lower-priced cars and became ubiquitous in Chevrolets of the 1950s and ’60s.