[TR] TR2 coupe

[Rye Livingston]

In the article about the OD, it works in all 4 forward gears, not just 4th gear.

"Another difference from the British spec: There are two shift levers, a standard one and then a smaller one below it for the overdrive. That overdrive works on all four forward gears."





On Jan 06, 2017, at 10:08 AM, Randall <TR3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:

Very cool Triumph TR2 history, with cars build under license in Belgium,
and they build 22 coupes they designed.

https://classicmotorsports.com/articles/through-roof/

Check out the brake and clutch master cylinders. I assume it's a stock
set up.

The MC looks the same as stock TR2 (with Lockheed drums all round).

The part I find most interesting is the extra knob sticking out behind the
gearshift, which I believe operates the A-type overdrive. The Belgians
evidently didn't like the electrical solenoid and switch on the dash, so
they came up with a mechanical linkage instead. Overdrive only on 4th gear
(same as early TR2). A mechanical interlock to the main shift lever would
move the OD knob out of overdrive if you shifted away from 4th gear, thus
neatly ducking the problem of forgetting to turn off the dash switch.

-- Randall
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