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Subject: [Leica] New Album - take a look
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Wed Sep 28 10:30:46 2005
References: <433A7134.6010001@summaventures.com> <002001c5c441$6459eb20$6101a8c0@jimnichols>
 
jhnichols@bellsouth.net wrote:

> Peter,
> Can you offer any explanation of the transmission in the Masserati 8CM?  
> The selector shown in Photo 7 resembles one for an automatic transmission.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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It's just a four-speed column mounted shift, the fact that is linear rather 
than 
  a gate isn't, I think material. It may a preselector box though, many Tipo 
8CM's, particularly Whitney Straight's, had extensive mods carried out. 
Straight 
did have a preselector fitted. BTW the gearbox was integrated into the final 
drive.

I have this nagging feeling that someone (a commentator?) mentioned 
pre-selectors in conjunction with this car, but can't be sure.

Peter Dzwig
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