Last month we presented Part 1 of our backyard Powerglide overhaul, which included disassembly, cleaning and inspection of all components except the valve body. This month we'll follow Tony Rossi and ...

Duck for cover! It's raining planetaries! In an era when six-, seven-, and eight-speed automatic transmissions are becoming commonplace, it won't be long before planetary assemblies start ...

The Powerglide transmission used in Chevrolets and some other General Motors automobiles was introduced in 1950. While it wasn't the first automatic transmission, its simple design made it an ...

Just like a quick stroll through the cruise night parking lot will confirm the dominance of GM overdrive automatics on the street, walking down the staging lanes of any dragstrip will reveal an ...