<div style="color:black;font: 10pt arial;">Perhaps your memory of driving the car is better than mine of driving my MkIIA several decades ago. I thought that it went into direct drive at a certain speed unless you had chosen the second speed lock.<br>
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<div class="yiv8067825478MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Yes, but the direct drive is only engaged with the column switch. No matter what transmission, Auntie accelerated with greatest reluctance!</span></div>
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<div class="yiv8067825478MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">It might be a question of terminology. There are two gears which operate through the torque converter and then when the car is going fast enough it moves into direct drive where there is no slip.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></span></div>
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<div class="yiv8067825478MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">It had 2 gears, then a switch on the column to engage the lock on the converter, as I remember. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"></span></div>
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<div class="yiv8067825478MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">FWIW, the Chrysler “Powerflite” on my dad’s 56 Windsor only had 2 gears, no lock up. The indestructible 3 sp 727 started in 56-7, and needed more buttons!</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"></span></div>
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<div class="yiv8067825478MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> Rovernet <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:rovernet-bounces@rovernet.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:rovernet-bounces@rovernet.org">rovernet-bounces@rovernet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>pierre janusz via Rovernet<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> 06 May 2021 10:00<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org">rovernet@rovernet.org</a><br clear="none"><b>Cc:</b> pierre janusz <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:pjemail@aol.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:pjemail@aol.com">pjemail@aol.com</a>><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Rovernet] 1959 Rover P5 Saloon Lot 141-Lucky Collector Car Auction - cars &...</span></div>
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<div class="yiv8067825478MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">Very fine prospect. A -59 would have the 2 speed with locking torque<br clear="none">converter, as my 65 did.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Geff and Julie McCarthy<br clear="none">677 NW Melinda Ave<br clear="none">Portland OR 97210<br clear="none">503-241-8468 (h)<br clear="none">503-799-3809 (m)<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-----Original Message-----<br clear="none">From: Rovernet <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:rovernet-bounces@rovernet.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:rovernet-bounces@rovernet.org">rovernet-bounces@rovernet.org</a>> On Behalf Of Jonathan Present<br clear="none">via Rovernet<br clear="none">Sent: 06 May 2021 02:22<br clear="none">To: <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org">rovernet@rovernet.org</a><br clear="none">Cc: Jonathan Present <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:j.present@icloud.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:j.present@icloud.com">j.present@icloud.com</a>><br clear="none">Subject: [Rovernet] 1959 Rover P5 Saloon Lot 141-Lucky Collector Car Auction<br clear="none">- cars &...<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/ctd/d/alameda-1959-rover-p5-saloon-lot-141/">https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/ctd/d/alameda-1959-rover-p5-saloon-lot-141/</a><br clear="none">7311069408.html<br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Rovernet mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Rovernet@rovernet.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Rovernet@rovernet.org">Rovernet@rovernet.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rovernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rovernet_rovernet.org">http://rovernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rovernet_rovernet.org</a> </span></div>
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