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[[Image:1969-Rokon-Trail-Breaker.jpg| | [[Image:1969-Rokon-Trail-Breaker.jpg|right|thumb|1969 Rokon Trail Breaker]] | ||
Rokon came out with the first [[automatic transmission]] (actually, a [[torque converter]]) with the power delivered via a rubber belt. This beast also had to be started like a lawn mower; you had to pull a stupid rope. When it got hard to start, you would be sucking wind in a hurry. When that torque converter belt got wet, it would slip and smoke like a worm on a barbecue. | |||
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[[ | *[[Rokon 340]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:04, 24 November 2010
Rokon came out with the first automatic transmission (actually, a torque converter) with the power delivered via a rubber belt. This beast also had to be started like a lawn mower; you had to pull a stupid rope. When it got hard to start, you would be sucking wind in a hurry. When that torque converter belt got wet, it would slip and smoke like a worm on a barbecue.