Talk:Triumph TR4A

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Overdrive

As a TR$ and TR4A owner, I note the little attention given to the (optional) overdrive. This was electrically actuated from a lever on the right-hand side (North American) of the steering column under the steering wheel much like the position of a turn signal switch. You pulled (tapped) it towards you to engage the O/D. THIS GAVE THE TR4A SEVEN forward gear selections: 1, 2, 2od, 3, 3od, 4, 4od! IT WAS SOOO MUCH FUN.

I might add that the quoted max speed figure of 109 MPH is grossly understated: On a straight stretch of highway Eastbound from Vancouver (where strangely and politely everybody stayed in the right-hand lane when not passing, giving my TR4A a clear path), I (and my passenger) hit 130 MPH for a considerable distance (one gets tired from the concentration!). The speed was a calculation based on the top gear ratio and the tachometer. 66.185.199.88 (talk) 19:55, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]