Chris Bamford 273 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Posted this yesterday downstairs in the Chevrolet forum — no replies yet and hoping the many eyeballs here can help. I came across this transmission while tidying the parts shed and need to find it a new home. it might have been salvaged from a ‘28 Chev motor I bought years ago for the head. If not that, I have no idea... Link to post Share on other sites
Tinindian 1,708 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 The rear extension does not look like it fits a torque tube. There fore not Chevrolet as they did not use a hotchkiss driveshaft. Also Chev transmissions in this era were bolted to, not integral with the cell housing. Shift tower does not look like 20's GM. Good luck with your search. Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Bamford 273 Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 Thank you TinI, that is helpful. Link to post Share on other sites
wayne sheldon 1,204 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Hey there Chris B! Pull the shifter top and look at the gears. IF the gears are straight cut (square?)? The transmission will be fairly early, on the order of before 1935. Square cut gears were disappearing quickly by 1930. Helical cut gears had been around since the 1890s, however did not become common on American automobiles until the late '20s. From the look of it, the long housing and tail shaft, I would guess it to be 1930s. It could be General Motors, although nothing I have seen looks quite like that. The clutch spline has a GM look to it, as does the throw-out bearing. Chevrolet CARS had torque tubes into the early 1950s, however, medium to large trucks did not have a torque tube in those years. Chevrolet trucks however did have separate bell housings I think throughout their time. I have seen a couple transmissions identified as being from a Buick that had integral bell housings. I recently saw a photograph of a transmission similar to that that was said to be from a mid-'30s Buick. Link to post Share on other sites
wayne sheldon 1,204 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 It could of course have been from any of a couple dozen other cars of the 1930s. Link to post Share on other sites
BearsFan315 613 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 does not look like anything from a 28-32 Chevrolet 1 Link to post Share on other sites
1912Staver 1,256 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I am thinking early post war British Triumph. Throw out Brg. and mechanism look extremely similar to what a TR 3 - 4 - 6 use, as does the trans in general. The sports cars use an aluminum case , but this could be from a sedan or 2000 sports roadster. Any British cars in your past ? Greg Link to post Share on other sites
Stude17 97 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Circa 1951 Morris Minor? Link to post Share on other sites
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