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Slushbox Madness! A Gallery of Classic Automatic Transmission Ads

Classic Automatic Transmission Ads
1950 Packard

As you likely already know, the manual transmission is all but dead. Nothing drove home this point better than the news that in 2019, pure-electric vehicles outsold vehicles equipped with manual transmissions in the U.S.

While serious enthusiasts are losing sleep over the impending demise of the stick shift, I have accepted the grim reality that manuals are incompatible with the high-tech nature of modern cars and trucks. Manuals, for example, are unneeded in electric vehicles, incompatible with many safety features, and have no place in autonomous cars. Further, manual transmissions no longer offer a fuel-economy advantage over automatics.

For a refreshing change of pace, let’s look back on a time when automakers were still trying to get consumers to step up and pay serious additional money for the privilege of going clutchless.

We’ve collected for you a gallery of classic car ads, each of which heralds the luxury and convenience of letting your car shift for itself. When available, we’ve also called out each maker’s proprietary automatic-transmission brand name.

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Automatic Transmission Ads

 

1938 Oldsmobile: Automatic Safety Transmission

1938 Oldsmobile Ad

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1941 DeSoto: Simplimatic

1941 DeSoto Ad

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1942 Mercury: Liquamatic Drive

1942 Mercury Ad

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1946 Oldsmobile: Hydra-Matic Drive

1946 Oldsmobile Ad

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1948 Buick: Dynaflow Drive

1948 Buick Ad

Export Madness! A Gallery of American Trucks Ads From Foreign Markets

 

1950 Packard: Ultramatic Drive

1950 Packard Ad

Utility Madness! A Gallery of Classic SUV Ads

 

1951 Chevrolet: Powerglide

1951 Chevrolet Ad

Aviation Madness! A Gallery of Classic Car Ads Featuring Airplanes

 

1951 Ford: Fordomatic

1951 Ford Ad

Travel Madness! A Gallery of Classic Rental Car Ads

 

1954 DeSoto: PowerFlite

1954 DeSoto Ad

Memory Lapse Madness! A Gallery of Forgotten Car Ads

 

1957 Plymouth: Torque-Flite

1957 Plymouth Ad

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1973 Volkswagen Station Wagon

1973 Volkswagen Station Wagon Ad

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1974 Honda Civic: Hondamatic

1974 Honda Civic Ad

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