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Photos: When GM's designs ruled the road

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June 5, 2009 12:38 PM PDT

The 1940 Oldsmobile line featured the Hydra-Matic Drive, the first fully automatic transmission. A GM ad for that model year proclaims: No Clutch Pedal! A Free Unshackled Right Hand! World's Simplest, Easiest Way to Drive!

Photo by © GM Corp.

Caption by Jonathan Skillings

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