I remember
- Thread starter Peacemonger
- Start date
Slot cars.
Column on the steering wheel? I remember that, but I think it was 4 gears.
If I had a vintage car I'd probably go for a Renault 4.
N
noyd666
3 on the tree gear change, still remember Austin a/40 old man had ,indicators came out door post up top sometimes, still remember going past cops on my 650 gold flash with broken tail light[ didn't take much] lightly keep foot on brake to bring light on to make out it was tail light. remember rolling over about 5 fx holdens lol shit boxes, gotta lower em. life is fun. dead is dead.
shift
shift
shift
In America 3 on the tree was common, I had a couple of older Peugeots that had 4speed on the tree, so I guess that was a common European feature.
Rambler had a push button trans.
anybody remember the old NSU's ? 1st rotary engine i ever saw and even though it was a standard transmission there was no clutch pedal. the clutch disengaged when you touched the gear shift so if you had a habit of driving with you hand on the shifter you were kinda fucked.
some pretty advanced stuff for the times but the company went broke
i heard audi bought nsu
some pretty advanced stuff for the times but the company went broke
i heard audi bought nsu
air cooled
air cooled
air cooled
A very rare car in U S, I remember them being air cooled, they also manufactured motorcycles.
theclearspot
Active member
I remember De Lorean cars from Northern Ireland...worth a few quid as collectors items after Mr De Lorean went missing with the British governments money...tee hee....
Yes, almost all the cars that I remember with "tree" gear-changes were 4-speed in Europe. Can't remember details of the American ones, Pontiacs, etc. I was too little.
BTW, the Renault 4 had a sort of independent "tree" (more of a side-branch, really) for the transmission. Ventilation was a wire grille, with a flap that "closed" it - or was meant to, anyway...
I also remember DKWs. Who said only the Eastern block had two-stroke cars! LOL
And those lovely squat-frog Citroen Pallases with the hydraulic sphere for suspension. Don't know whether they made it over to the States.
A real bit of history there, mate. Nice!
N
noyd666
i'm fairly sure nsu won a few motorcycle road races way back when?
...when Roxy Music used to be fun...
Amazona
[YOUTUBEIF]YNzbYGB0VOs[/YOUTUBEIF]
...deliciously funky...
Casanova
[YOUTUBEIF]QpEml6vZ4v8[/YOUTUBEIF]
...and could start a fire...
The Thrill of it All
[YOUTUBEIF]OJdf_RJ89iA[/YOUTUBEIF]
Amazona
[YOUTUBEIF]YNzbYGB0VOs[/YOUTUBEIF]
...deliciously funky...
Casanova
[YOUTUBEIF]QpEml6vZ4v8[/YOUTUBEIF]
...and could start a fire...
The Thrill of it All
[YOUTUBEIF]OJdf_RJ89iA[/YOUTUBEIF]
