Abstract: The automatic transmission comprises a torque converter and a planetary gear train. The gear train includes a first sun gear which is keyed to the output shaft of the torque converter. A first planetary gear meshes with the sun gear and that gear is keyed to an axle. The axle is mounted for rotation to a carrier and the carrier is rotated by the input shaft of the torque converter so that as the carrier rotates so too does the axle. A second planetary gear is also keyed to the axle and that gear meshes with a second sun gear. The latter sun gear rotates a drive shaft.