[Fot] Racing a Triumph TRANSMISSIONS

[John Hasty]

Gee, in still use a 3 close ratio with A  O D

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On Oct 12, 2012, at 4:58 PM, Bill Babcock <ponobill at gmail.com> wrote:

> Most of the Jaguar automatics I have experience with are hideous. I think
they
> were originally Borg-Warner. Had one in a 420 I owned briefly that I sold as
a
> parts car. Adapting a modern five or six speed automatic would not be all
that
> tough and could be VERY cool. If I were going to do it I'd get Tony Garmey
to
> do the fabrication.
>
> No, it won't fit in the TR3 case. Does ANYONE really use TR3 transmissions?
If
> they do I have three or four they can have. I consider them useless.
>
> On Oct 12, 2012, at 1:48 PM, BillDentin at aol.com wrote:
>
>> Amici...
>>
>> With all of this talk about transmissions, and my serious hip/knee
>> arthritis issues, what would really interest me is an automatic.  Anyone
> know of any
>> options open to me there?  I tend to be a Purist, so hopefully it should
>> fit in the original TR3 tranny case.
>>
>> Bill (Damdinger)
>>
>> PS  Actually, I don't know about over here, but back in the day over in
>> Europe, they did run some automatic transmissions in race cars.  The way I
>> understand it, David Hobbs family built automatic transmissions.  I am not
> sure
>> what they went into, but I am going to guess Jaguar as the Tornado Cars
>> Works racing logs we have talk about racing against the 'Hobbs Jag'.
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