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HPR, pretty sure it was a 58. My Step Dad had one with the GR (Grade Retarding) transmission. 57's were better looking IMO.
Is that the automatic transmission? I think I remember Powerglide transmissions during that era. Of course, I think all the transmissions back then had the word "glide" in them. I would have called them Powerslide.
Is that the automatic transmission? I think I remember Powerglide transmissions during that era. Of course, I think all the transmissions back then had the word "glide" in them. I would have called them Powerslide.
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Is that the automatic transmission? I think I remember Powerglide transmissions during that era. Of course, I think all the transmissions back then had the word "glide" in them. I would have called them Powerslide.
HPR, a little more investigating implies the trans. was introduced in late 57. Looks like it was a offshoot of the :glide" name.
Found this:
Turboglide's selector quadrant was Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive, Hill Retarder (early 1957 only) P R N D Hr[2] or Grade Retarder (late 1957-1961) P R N D Gr. Some owners of the early 1957 models with the Turboglide transmission marked with HR [Hill Retarder] mistook the HR to mean High Range so the marking was changed early in the model year to Gr [Grade Retarder].
HPR, pretty sure it was a 58. My Step Dad had one with the GR (Grade Retarding) transmission. 57's were better looking IMO.
My dad's car was no doubt a '57 but I had just remembered that Biscayne became Chevy's low end model somewhere about that time. Researching it further, the car seemed to have been a 150-series 4-door.
Anyway, the car was a very plain one-color, 4-door (with posts), inline 6 cylinder with a light bluish green paint.
I always thought they gave you less problems than the automatic chokes.
Seems with the auto chokes no two cars started alike in cold weather
You could start my Dodge Dart, but after driving for 5 minutes you had to stop and place a church key in the carb throat in order to keep the butterfly valve open. The spring in the automatic choke was too weak to function properly.
HPR, a little more investigating implies the trans. was introduced in late 57. Looks like it was a offshoot of the :glide" name.
Found this:
Turboglide's selector quadrant was Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive, Hill Retarder (early 1957 only) P R N D Hr[2] or Grade Retarder (late 1957-1961) P R N D Gr. Some owners of the early 1957 models with the Turboglide transmission marked with HR [Hill Retarder] mistook the HR to mean High Range so the marking was changed early in the model year to Gr [Grade Retarder].
I can't even remember if my dad's '57 was automatic or standard. I'm guessing it was standard since that would have been my dad's choice. I wasn't paying much attention back then. About that same time as my dad got that car I think I may have already left for the military service.
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