Oops!Might have been talking about the Triumph Dolomite, which had an electric overdrive operated by a switch on the top of the gearstick, which somehow only operated in 3rd and 4th, which gave you a bit of a surprise if you forgot when you were fanging dad’s car and chopped it from overdrive 3rd into second coming in to that fast right hander with the big ditch.
Ahh memories
And they’re in the fast lane!
1931 Talbot cruising at 100kph up the Auckland southern motorway in the rain. All 4 in the car are mid 70’s. Tough
Maybe, but the clunky black might be equipped with an air bag, you're going back a decade.
Sometimes aesthetics does override practicality - it's a choice we all make from time to time.Maybe, but the clunky black might be equipped with an air bag, you're going back a decade.
SL R107 was standard fare for Reeperbahn pimps...
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It's part of why we ride old motorcycles:Eventually, occupant crash-protection regulations took their toll. In a car with the kind of steering wheel Mr. Sock favours, you still die like a man!
Well said!
