Inside the ULTRAMATIC
Potential Packard customers taken on test drives in the last half of 1949 found out for themselves. It seemed beyond belief. They discovered how the Packard-designed Ultramatic transmission could hold the heavy car on a notable incline with no foot on the brake, then, with a wisp of power, move the car forward in a smooth display of finesse. The factory explained, “Power transmitted to the rear wheels through the torque converter holds the car motionless… This unique measure assures the driver responsive control in traveling over hilly terrain,
