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Chevrolet Ring Gears and Flexplates

With the adoption of automatic transmissions in the early 1950s, the industry had to come up with a way to turn over the engine in the absence of the heavy flywheels that accompany manual gearboxes. Because the flat face of the flywheel was no longer required for a

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