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Ed,
    No, your friends were totally correct, it is a bit  "screwy" and why it 
feels so comfortable is a mystery to me, but from day one,  it did.
Steven

 
 
In a message dated 11/5/2009 9:18:47 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
edriver at sasktel.net writes:

Hi  Steven

My comment was a quote of friends who tried my BN1 I have never  had a 
problem.

Kind regards
Ed
Saskatoon

_ATIGHTPROD at aol.com_ (mailto:ATIGHTPROD at aol.com)  wrote:  
I also have a very early BN1, with the stock 3 speed and from the first  
time I drove it, it felt comfortable and not at all daunting. Not sure why,  
but it never presented a problem either physically or mentally. It just felt  
"right" and natural. It's just a little tight in the legroom department, 
but  I agree that it really adds to the charm of my car.
Steven Kingsbury
BN1 #598
 
 
In a message dated 11/4/2009 9:33:02 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
_glemon at neb.rr.com_ (mailto:glemon at neb.rr.com)  writes:

"You  are correct.  The only thing for most the shift pattern for  North
Americans is a bit screwy  ;-)

Regards
Ed
Saskatoon"

You are right, but I have to  say I am certainly not the most dextorous guy 
in the world and the  reverse pattern three speed on the BN1 box never 
really 
caused me any  problems, it is admittedly an archaic gearbox with weak 
synchros and  probably not overly strong period, but I always felt it was 
part of  the unique charm of the car, and worked pretty well with the O/D 
and  
broad torque band of the motor.  I did shop around until I found  a good 
used 
stock shift ball which had not been worn so much that you  couldn't paint 
the 
shift pattern back on it.

I even drove a 5  speed modern car as my daily driver and switched back and 
forth no  problems.  As was mentioned a short time ago on the list the RHD  
version has the same box, but does have a funky shift lever to  accomodate 
the severe left hand mount of the remote mechanism on the  BN1 box.

Greg  Lemon
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