'38 Terraplane 3 speed transmission...

Beforemytime
Beforemytime Member
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Is it synchronized in the forward gears?
Forgive my "ig-nunce", all this pre-war automotive stuff is new to me.  Thanks.
David

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  • Ric West IN
    Ric West IN Senior Contributor
    No,shift briskly and swiftly.
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    Briskly, from 1 to 2.
    Leisurely, from 2 to 3.
    Double-clutch for downshift.
  • Beforemytime
    Beforemytime Member
    We'll that certainly takes a measure of technique and finesse but I went up and down a few times during my ride across town. Too bad it doesn't work like the 9 & 13 speed transmissions in the big trucks I've used.
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    Go back to 1937 and complain to the management!
  • Beforemytime
    Beforemytime Member
    I could have ordered an automatic at some point, not sure when they started offering them.
  • Jay_G
    Jay_G Expert Adviser

    Not a true automatic as you would find today.  But you could get the electric hand option and for a bit more money the automatic clutch.  ...... and how many are around and working today......not many.

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