Pete Phillips Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 https://victoriatx.craigslist.org/pts/d/cuero-and-hydro-stick-buick-transmission/7053889648.html Says it is for a Buick; well, not for one with a torque tube. Looks like a 1950s Hydra-Matic to me. It's not the 1938 Self-Shifter, either. Anyone familiar with these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) I agree, not Buick. It's a B&M Hydro-Stick, a high-performance manual-shift Hydra-Matic for drag racing and hot street cars. Those are indeed based on Olds-Cadillac-Pontiac Hydra-Matics. They were retrofitted to all sorts of cars, maybe even Buick, but unlikely due to the torque tube. Such a conversion would have involved all the same sort of modifications that 700-R4/200-4R conversions do today. I'll bet a few wound up behind Buick Nailheads in drag cars and Ford hot rods. Edited January 18, 2020 by Bloo (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbuickgs Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 It may be for a GMC truck with a nailhead . Looks big to fit in a car . Neat item . Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 In the earlier '60s, the premier drag race automatics, in non-stock classes, were either the Chrysler TorqueFlite or the B&M Hydro-Stick. That was one of B&M's first products, I believe, which gained them credibility and fame. NTX5467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemb Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 That's super cool. I wonder how it mates up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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