GEAR-CHANGING DEVICE.
An American motor engineer is reported to have designed a device by means of which, instead of changing gears with a hand lever, it is possible to accomplish the operation by depressing the clutch pedal. To secure different speeds the foot is plac-
Ed on a button toward the left side of the pedal for low speed, on the centre for second, and on a button toward the right for top gear. Reverse speed selection is accomplished by pressing a button on the instrument board. An emergency gear lever is mounted immediately above the floorboards and, to use it in changing
gear, it is pulled upwards about four inches. Neutral position of the transmission is obtained by a partial (three-fourths) depression of the pedal. The device uses conventional transmission and clutch units and merely joins their controls. It is claimed that the device can be install led or a car in an houj,
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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LII, Issue 94, 24 November 1931, Page 3
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