[Healeys] Someone just got a GREAT Tricarb for a steal

healeymanjim healeymanjim at hansencc.net
Sat Jan 30 20:20:02 MST 2016


lady in our club has a tri-carb  sideshifter with the crank in it.  the shift lever actually rests on the carpet in 2nd and 4th.

>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Larry Varley <varley at cosmos.net.au>
>  To: healeys at autox.team.net
>  Subject: Re: [Healeys] Someone just got a GREAT Tricarb for a steal
>  Sent: Jan 29 '16 23:28
>  
>  I have one of those cranked shift levers, I'm sure someone on the list
>  must know if they were an option, or standard on certain cars etc.
>  Cheers
>  Larry Varley
>  
>  On 30/01/2016 3:59 PM, Al Malin wrote:
>  > Alan,
>  >
>  > The early Tricarbs had side shifts like the one shown in the photos, later ones had center shifts.
>  >
>  > The “odd” shift lever looks exactly like the one in the used Tricarb I bought in the spring of 1962 - it wasn’t long 
before I cut off the upper bend and ran threads to accept the shift knob.
>  >
>  > I wonder how many other side shifts were modified this way.
>  >
>  > Al Malin
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  
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