Description

All transmission parts we stock for 1953 Cadillac only fit Hydramatic.

We do not stock Dynaflow parts. 

Hydramatic or Dynaflow

Hydramatic transmissions were fitted to all 1953 Cadillacs from the first car produced until August 1953 when the Hydramatic factory burned down. If you have a Hydramatic transmission, it has 4 gears and the gear indicator on the dashboard looks like this:

The Dynaflow transmission normally used on Buicks was installed after the August 1953 fire on all 1953 Cadillacs. These are the last 28,600 cars to receive the Dynaflow transmission. This transmission is continuously variable and the gear indicator on the dashboard looks like this: