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[47Jag]

I think it was to get away from the troublesome column shift which as I recall was a cable for the gate selection and a rod to engage the gear. I know on my Austin A70 the cable was always working loose down at the steering box.

Art

[Riley Blue]

Very optimistic (or oportunistic) pricing on the part of the seller considering it was auctioned last week for a hammer price of £1,200, see Lot 883

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[peter scott]

He probably didn't like it when it tore the trouser leg of his very expensive suit.

Peter
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[Uncle Alec]

The reason for the RH gearchange was to accommodate three abreast on the front bench seat.

[alastairq]

My memory may well be faulty now, but I feel sure the Pathfinder I had use of back in the very early 1970's, not only had a manual [right hand gear lever] gearbox, but, also, overdrive.

I can find no mention of overdrive being offered as an option, but I haven't looked very hard.

[Peter_L]

[Uncle Alec]

Yes, from 1956 overdrive was offered as an option. It required a chassis modification so would be extremely problematic to retro-fit unless you either remove the body or set about some radical floor redesign.
A contemporary factory advert mentions an automatic option, but no-one has ever seen or heard of it in the flesh.

[alastairq]

Thanks for that....faith in memory is restored.

Now, for the next vague memory......IIRC, the overdrive could be downshifted by smartly depressing the accelerator pedal....to activate a 'switch'{?}....in the same way, a kick-down operates on an automatic glue box?

Would that be correct too?

[badhuis]

[petelang]

I'm pretty sure my Uncle had an automatic one. It was one of the last made he said. It was in silver grey two tone. A beautiful car. It formerly belonged to a Director of Plessey and my uncle bought it on being made redundant from there and started his own Engineering company. Guess he had delusions of grandeur! He didn't keep it long, chopped in for a VP Princess 4 ltr Rolls.
My dad (his elder brother) said it was a stupid choice of car as it was too long to park in our driveway when they came over at Christmas, and told him off for showing off!
But, I loved it, and wish it could have been handed down to me.....
Peter

[petelang]

I'm pretty sure my Uncle had an automatic one. It was one of the last made he said. It was in silver grey two tone. A beautiful car. It formerly belonged to a Director of Plessey and my uncle bought it on being made redundant from there and started his own Engineering company. Guess he had delusions of grandeur! He didn't keep it long, chopped in for a VP Princess 4 ltr Rolls.
My dad (his elder brother) said it was a stupid choice of car as it was too long to park in our driveway when they came over at Christmas, and told him off for showing off!
But, I loved it, and wish it could have been handed down to me.....
Peter

[Penman]

Hi
Did the BW overdrive also have a freewheel feature?
I had a Mk 1 A55 with O/D and that did, it had an electric switch but also a mechanical lever/handle. But you could only get out of the freewheel when pulling not when freewheeling which could get a bit hairy if the downhill was steeper than you expected.
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