Allison Transmission

My take on James Ashbury Allison is he was a no-nonsense guy. There's nothing I can point to as it is simply my intuition developed through reading a number of articles and books that describe his role in various scenarios, primarily with Prest-O-Lite, the founding of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the founding of Allison Engineering and his decision late in life to leave his wife of over 20 years to marry his secretary.