[Shotimes] (OT) FW: "Hillman - " You just wouldn't believe what turned up in New Hampshire (Not a Hillman)

[David Rosicke]

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Dave R

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hillman@can-inc.com [mailto:owner-hillman@can-inc.com]On
Behalf Of Victor Hughes
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 8:27 PM
To: Kevin D Reid
Cc: hillman@can-inc.com
Subject: Re: "Hillman - " You just wouldn't believe what turned up in
New Hampshire (Not a Hillman)


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That would be the famous Daimler-Lanchester Fluid-Flywheel Pre-selector
transmission.  You select the gear, then when you want it to change, depress
the "clutch" pedal and it changes into that gear.  I never did figure out
exactly how this works, but there is an epicyclic gearbox and fluid coupling
in there somewhere which means immense power loss and totally smooth gear
shifts.  You can even pre select reverse while going flat out in top,
depress
the pedal and the car will just slow down and then start going backwards -
I've been in a Daimler with this transmission and seen it done, a very weird
feeling.

Vic.

Kevin D Reid wrote:

> Anyway. This is a little guy, I guess with a whopping 10hp engine, (Guess
> you know your Hillman is quite the fast machine now!) has four cyl. and a
> mystery four speed ( I think ) tranny with a clutch but with a gear
> selector that looks for all the world like an automatic. It's a paddle on
> the column with  R  at the bottom then N 1 2 3 4  as you go up about 5
> inches. What's up with that? It is a distinguished looker that is holding
> it's own next to a concours '36 Packard.
>
> Any info/experience with the marque? Are they desirable? Are they worth
> anything? Is driving it down an American road asking for death? ( I can't
> imagine that it goes any faster than a slug, but I bet it stops even
> slower)
>
> Couldn't think of a better group of folks to ask than you "listers"
>
> Kevin Reid
> Cow Hampshire USA
>
> 59 Rapier w/1725
> 69 Alpine GT Coupe
> various Sunbeam Junkers
> Boring American Iron
>
> PS Chuck form Maine ---- Where 'bouts ya be cappy? Maine a big state.
>
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