Cool old ad
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Cool old ad
This ties in with the recent thread on shift levers. I had posted that the AIM and service manual showed the 3-4 (forward) lever assembled as an "outie". This ad clearly shows it as an "innie".
Reading the ad copy, you'd think they were describing Hurst shifters.
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That is a cool old ad.
You realize how out of date it is when you don't drive your C2 for a year and a half. That was how long it took to get my motor issues straightened out. After year or so of the Cobra with an MGW shifter, when I finally took ol' Red home, shifting felt like I was rowing a boat. Going from 2d to 3d seemed to put you in a different Zip code. It really stunned me, cuz back in the day, the Hurst Competition Plus was about the best shifer you could buy for a 4 speed.
You realize how out of date it is when you don't drive your C2 for a year and a half. That was how long it took to get my motor issues straightened out. After year or so of the Cobra with an MGW shifter, when I finally took ol' Red home, shifting felt like I was rowing a boat. Going from 2d to 3d seemed to put you in a different Zip code. It really stunned me, cuz back in the day, the Hurst Competition Plus was about the best shifer you could buy for a 4 speed.
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The tranny they seem to be critizing in the ad sounds like the BW-10 installed in a Chev Impala in '63 and earlier. Remember the old "spaghetti" shifter?
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You're half-right. I've never heard of being "***-whooped", but "whup-***" doesn't sound right either. In my experience, ***-whupped and whoop-*** are the correct pronunciations.
Just for fun, once in a while I'll refer to a Chevy big-block as a "rat ENGINE" and you should see peoples' expressions! They expect to hear "rat motor".
Just for fun, once in a while I'll refer to a Chevy big-block as a "rat ENGINE" and you should see peoples' expressions! They expect to hear "rat motor".
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