^^ What? I thought you had been driving sticks since the invention of the wheel.
In order of creation:
Wheel -> RP -> 2 gear transmission.
Dogleg shifters
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Thats how I feel about it.... and for most cars, sixth and seventh are also mere curiosities installed for bragging rights on the Autobahn or the EPA highway cycle.
Early dog leg that is a lot of fun to drive and very convenient if you have a third front seat passenger:
Or does the reverse have to be set farther left than 1st to be called a dogleg?
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theholycow wrote:Why in the world would you even want to be as smooth as an automatic? Might as well just drive an automatic...
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Quote, originally posted by Wikipedia »
Dog leg layout gearboxes are usually found on performance automobiles because in road racing it is rare to shift into first gear other than for the initial start or exiting a pit lane.
Notable street cars to feature the dog leg layout are the BMW M535 and (Non-US) M3 E30, BMW 2002 Tii and Turbo, Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 and 2.5-16, Porsche 914, early 911, 924 Turbo (all featuring Getrag gearboxes) Porsche 928, Talbot Sunbeam Lotus, Vauxhall Firenza HPF and the Lamborghini Miura. A non-performance car to feature such a shift pattern is the Subaru 360. Also: Datsun 160J Hardtop SSS. A dog leg transmission has also been seen in odd places such as a 1980 Datsun 210 Wagon built during the 210/310 crossover or a Citroën 2CV.
Many Datsun/Nissan 200SX models utilized the dogleg shift pattern. The Transmission used in the American 200sx (not to be confused with European or Japanese 200sx, which are completely different) is a popular swap for the 1968-1973 Datsun 510 (which came with a borg warner 3 spd auto or a 4spd manual w/ no overdrive.) as it bolts in only needing a modified cross member mounting.
The mid 70's Oldsmobile Cutlass with the 260 V8 had an optional 5 speed transmission that utilized the dog leg shift pattern.
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Good illustration Rope.
Poor doggie.
Poor doggie.
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Who told you that the first car I ever drove had a powerglide transmission?Squint wrote:^^ What? I thought you had been driving sticks since the invention of the wheel.
In order of creation:
Wheel -> RP -> 2 gear transmission.
It would go up to 60 mph in low gear. Prolly best that I never did find out how fast it would go in high.
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