Scott Tilton wrote:
>>If you aren't on the interstate, cruising in 3OD is really fun cause you can
>>downshift REALL QUICK to pass people, or to keep them from passing you.
I couldn't agree more here except I had a bad experience once. The lady in the
huge early 70's land yacht in front of me was going too slow. I was in 3rd/OD.
No problem. Flick the switch and stomp the gas now in 3rd and moving fast to
pass. Uh oh...she's making a left hand turn without using a signal. Big chrome
bumper meets passenger side door of TR4 with major BOOM! TR4 literally hops to
shoulder and I get her stopped. I was running with the tonneau closed over the
passenger side and all the glass from the door landed in my lap instead of my
face. End result: BRG stripe on big chrome bumper - nothing 5 minutes with
chrome polish won't fix. TR4 door no more...BRG door eventually replaced with
Signal Red door (ugly). Young Triumph driver have laundry to do but OK
otherwise.
Moral: Overdrive and youth can make one overly aggressive.
I still have the Signal Red door and the Overdrive. My youth left about 15 years
ago so I rely much less on luck.
Mark A. Evans
1966 TR4A IRS CTC63970 LO 'Tressy'
markaevans@mindspring.com
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