This was especially true in the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s and is why we have such interesting cars from that period. I mean after all, anyone can put in a 5th gear on a transmission, why an overdrive?įirst of all the British never do anything the way we expect or anyone else does it. Let’s think for a minute why overdrives were put in cars in the first place. You get the fantasy of what it must feel like downshifting at the end of the straight at LeMans.Īnyway, back to the proper way to do it. This is especially true on the Big Healey, as the 6 cylinder really sounds great at speed. It is also way too cool to kick down from overdrive at 50 or 60 and watch the expression on the faces of other people as the engine revs on the downshift. What was that, warp drive? Like, you still have another gear? How many gears does his car have?!!!! This usually gets very interesting and surprised looks from the other drivers and passengers and really impresses the people who are with you in the car. It is way too cool and impossible to resist the temptation to pull up next to someone at 50 or 60 MPH and, as you shift into overdrive, I would like to express our opinion on the proper method to shift in and out of these overdrive units.įirst let me admit that when I had cars with overdrive, especially Big Healeys, I did not shift the recommended way. We received some spirited responses – use the clutch, don’t use the clutch, etc. Us about the proper way to shift in and out of overdrive on the Laycock deNormanville overdrives as used on the British cars (A, J, LH, D and compact A types). We have received some interesting emails over the last few months asking (and telling)
John’s philosophy on questions: from the old Quantum Mechanics site, now not operating.Īpril 2003 – Topic of the Month – Proper shifting of a Laycock overdrive
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