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General Category => Cars For Sale & Wanted => Topic started by: jake on February 23, 2017, 01:59:33 AM

Title: Rare! 1954 Kaiser "Early" Special (LV)
Post by: jake on February 23, 2017, 01:59:33 AM
 :'(
Title: Re: Rare! 1954 Kaiser "Early" Special (LV)
Post by: r1lark on February 23, 2017, 07:15:52 AM
"Has manual Gyro-Transmission"

What is this?
Title: Re: Rare! 1954 Kaiser "Early" Special (LV)
Post by: joefrazer on February 23, 2017, 07:28:53 AM
It's not even an automatic...it's stick with OD which is rare. Most early Specials tend to be Hydramatic equipped.
Title: Re: Rare! 1954 Kaiser "Early" Special (LV)
Post by: Fid on February 23, 2017, 09:10:14 AM
Chrysler had the "Gyro" transmission which operated similarly to the Borg-Warner overdrive in that you momentarily lifted your foot off the throttle to engage the next ratio.  Not the same thing though.  Seller likely doesn't know that and is taking their best guess.
Title: Re: Rare! 1954 Kaiser "Early" Special (LV)
Post by: Aeroman on February 23, 2017, 01:10:40 PM
Oh, I thought Gyro was a wrapped sandwich from the Mediterranean. I was wondering how much tziziki sauce to use on the transmission.
Title: Re: Rare! 1954 Kaiser "Early" Special (LV)
Post by: Fid on February 23, 2017, 04:24:22 PM
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Oh, I thought Gyro was a wrapped sandwich from the Mediterranean.

Correct, but they don't taste that great with gear lube on them.
Title: Re: Rare! 1954 Kaiser "Early" Special (LV)
Post by: rialto on February 23, 2017, 06:02:31 PM
The battery is hooked up negative ground.
Title: Re: Rare! 1954 Kaiser "Early" Special (LV)
Post by: sds501 on February 23, 2017, 10:31:29 PM
Besides the "gyro transmission"  it also has the wrong bumper guards on the front..  They should be slanted.
Title: Re: Rare! 1954 Kaiser "Early" Special (LV)
Post by: Aeroman on February 24, 2017, 01:32:57 PM
Quote from: sds501 on February 23, 2017, 10:31:29 PM
Besides the "gyro transmission"  it also has the wrong bumper guards on the front..  They should be slanted.
Good call. These are '51 K guards or '55 Willys Bermuda/Custom.