On Mon, 28 Oct 1996, Peter Zaborski wrote:
> I was just wondering... do RHD cars use the same shift pattern as LHD cars or
>is the pattern symmetrically opposite?
>
> What I mean is, on any LHD car i have driven, 1st and 2nd are near the driver
>and 3rd and higher gears are away from the driver.
>
> How is it on RHD cars?
>
> If it is symmetrically opposite, does the change involve a simple linkage mod
>or is there more to it than that?
>
> Just curious...
Well, for most of our "favorite" Triumphs the answer is simple: since the
transmission's shift lever stays the same regardless of where the steering
wheel is, the pattern does not change. Of course, those of us who own or
lust after certain models of Triumph saloons with the famed "razor-edge"
styling know that sometimes the shift pattern DOES change with steering
wheel position. That is because these cars often featured the dreaded
column-mounted shifter. Sometimes the swap from RHS to LHS meant that a
"mirror-image" or other mutation of the shift pattern could be found. Of
course, it looks somewhat strange to see a RHS car with the column shift
to the left side of the steering column, but of course that makes perfect
sense.
--Andy
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