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From: bbanerje@sjuvax.UUCP (B. Banerjee)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Gearless Transmissions--Finally - (nf)
Message-ID: <134@sjuvax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 1-Feb-84 14:34:36 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  1 14:34:36 1984
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>> 	Currently one company has a monopoly on these "gearless
>> transmissions." It is a small Dutch company called Van Doorne Transmissie.
>> However every other manufacturer is working on it. Volvo is part owner of
>> this company.

If I recall correctly, these were used in Dutch cars called DAF's
or something similar, as far back as 1974.
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				Binayak Banerjee
		{allegra | astrovax | bpa | burdvax}!sjuvax!bbanerje