Torqueflite ie push button or more correctly Loadflite

[horace]

Some years ago on ebay there was a 58 power Giant Power Wagon, 2tone light green & white beige on auction w/ Loadflite. I think someone one on this forum won it. Whatever happened to it? What an exciting pickup. Are than any pushbutton Power giants here? Thank you

[Ron in Indiana]

If it's the same one and I believe it is, a friend of mine bought it and I restored it a few years ago. It has a 315 with the Loadflite transmission painted in Valley Green and Sahara Beige. It came from Montana/North Dakota where it served on a ranch so we call it Ranch Hand. We added the stainless trim a year ago. It has the optional bumper guards and body color bumper. We are planning on installing a roof mount radio this year. This truck drives very nice with the automatic . It's now in Indiana.

[Tom Petroff]

That is a Nice PG.
And Ron done a great job on it.

A few weeks ago an old friend of mine was asking me what was the color
Combo my dad used to paint his wreckers.
I told him "Mexico Red" and some Beige?
Couldn't remember exact name.
Well thanks Ron that was it Mexico Red and Sahara Beige!

See Ya Soon,
TGP

[horace]

A BIG THANK YOU, I'm so glad it got the resto it deserved! All The chrome, & hood ornament & a single lighter

[Ron in Indiana]

It really is a great truck. The best part being it was a western truck so it came apart with only breaking off two bolts. The bodywork wasn't bad considering the years it served as a ranch truck. Jerry Johnson is the owner a good friend of mine. This is a scarce truck being a custom cab with the automatic AND four wheel drive. The biggest thing is getting used to not having to push on the clutch pedal. LOL

[712edf]

I was always under the impression that 4x4's didn't get an automatic until 1970, at least that's what I've read.

Nice trucks.

Bucky

[Ron in Indiana]

All I know is this is an original power train with the automatic listed on the data tag. I've got a 57 D300 with a Loadflite too.

[712edf]

The D300 with an auto is rare enough. A Power Giant with an auto must be holy grail, unless Dodge just dropped the auto from W series in the 61-69 era.

Bucky

[DavidGB]

Loadflite

I am curious about the Loadflite transmission. I had a 58 New Yorker with a 392 hemi and torqueflite transmission. The torqueflite was a 3 speed auto with no Park option. The neutral button was the starter button. I currently own a couple of smaller dodge hemis with Powerflite transmissions. These are two speed and preceded the torqueflite. Is the Loadflite a truck version of the torqueflite? I confess to not knowing anything about these transmissions.
David

[712edf]

The Dodge truck auto was called "Loadflite" even though in many (if not most/all) cases it was identical to the Torqueflite of the same year.

The transmissions you describe (3 speed Torqueflite w/o Park), were the pre-62 versions that were cast iron cased & heavy.

Bucky

[DavidGB]

Loadflite

Bucky,
Thanks for the answer.
David

[horace]

The Loadflite was definitely available in 57& 58 & in 4x4. I think a pushbutton Power Giant is the ultimate. I looked the 2 tone up in my 58 brochure, I thought 2 tone was down to the crease but no, not until the 59 Sweptside & of course the Sweptwing.

[Kaegi]

a little more tranny info

all American automatics up through 1964 have rear pumps which means you can compression start them in a pinch. you have to get rolling over 20 or so for it to work but it does. I have done it. in 59 or so ford autos were so bad they paid Chrysler 9 million to borrow some technology from the torqueflite design. I have found it easier to just buy a dodge in the first place. ;/)