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by mike blair on February 6th, 2007
The first automatic transmission available to the general public was Oldsmobile's Hydra-Matic system. The automatic transmission was based on technology developed by German engineers. Oldsmobile first developed the Hydra-Matic system in 1938, and first made available to the general public on all models in 1940, as an available option for $57.
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Given '02 TC. 45K miles, Don't really want but have to keep (family).
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