Word: dynaflow
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Plenty of new uses are already appearing. For example, Buick's Dynaflow transmission alone uses 20 Ibs. of aluminum v. 7 Ibs. formerly used in the entire automobile. Chrysler is using aluminum in disc brakes; Nash is using aluminum extrusions for doors. G.E. is using it to replace brass in the base and sockets of light bulbs. Building (aluminum window frames, doors, roofing, which never need painting and last virtually forever) is already using one-third of total output...
...park at the curb with one finger on the wheel. ¶New shock absorbers which take the bumps out of the roughest ride. ¶Forced air cooling that cuts the wear & tear on brake linings. ¶A peppy new torque converter transmission, as good as Buick's Dynaflow or Oldsmobile's Hydra-Matic...
...show to dollar-conscious consumers was something much plainer, the Chevrolet. Though little changed in body style, the Chewy had an automatic transmission (a version of the Dynaflow), the first in the low-priced field, and a new engine delivering 105 h.p. Chewy hoped to put the "Power Glide" automatic shift on 20% of its cars this year. The price: $150 extra...