Daimler Mk2

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In article <8vlmt1tvig9tupaqpba8ac8r5sofh14rgc (AT) newsfeed03 (DOT) glasvezel.net>,
Yippee <yippee.107 (AT) intuh (DOT) net.invalid> wrote:

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For real overdrive pleasure, try driving the Rover P5 which had a
kick-down switch under the accelerator pedal to turn off the overdrive
for quick overtaking, and turned it back on when you lifted off. A bit
like a 2-speed automatic on a 4-speed manual box.

Hmmm, interesting. I could easily rig that up in my Spitfire.

Rover tended to keep the overall gearing rather low to make this feature
of any use. In fact they cautioned that the car could exceed maximum safe
engine RPM in fourth gear. Most overdrives were designed to give peak
economy - ie a step up gear from the normal top, with maximum speed
usually obtained in top.

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Re: Daimler Mk2 - 01-28-2006 , 07:34 AM