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Old 07-29-2011, 04:06 PM   #160 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by old redneck View Post
preselector gearboxes - a very interesting article on wikipedia. Preselector gearbox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia didn't know they were/are tank transmissions!!
OR you gave it away!

Dangit, oh well.

The answer was the Wilson Pre Selector, which for an analog style control was a very effective way of changing gears. Used to great effect by Armstrong Siddely, Daimler and others.

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