The X frame used in the 55-56 Pontiac (and Olds) was why they had to go to the famous "slant pan" HydraMatic. The wasn't room for the tranny linkage unless they rotated the body of the transmission to make room.
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My Pontiac is a '57 GMC with its original 347" Pontiac V8 and dual-range Hydra-Matic.
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