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Subject: Freewheel Gearbox - Non LBC - Just BC
From: Scott Deakin <scott@deaks.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 13:11:10 +0100
Hi All,

Just a question about a some rover history here.  I'm a little too young 
(32) to remember the Rover P3, P4 etc.. but a neighbour of mine spotted 
me working on my little spit and we started talking about some of his 
previous cars.  He is just aproaching the big 80 and has had his fair 
share of fine motor cars, including a rover P3.  He then mentioned that 
it had 'this wonderful freewheel feature' which you operated from a dial 
on the dashboard.  Well, this got my curiosilty roused, since I had 
never heard of such a thing.  Had a quick browse on the web and lo' 
there is some details on the old rover and their freewheel gearbox - but 
nothing on how or what it actually does! <sigh>.  Anyone here care to 
enlighten me?  Or know of a source for this sort of information.

TIA
Scott

1976 Inca Yellow (in dire need of a new roof)





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