Re: Left - Right (was: SER1 English/American)

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From: Michael Carradine
Subject: Re: Left - Right (was: SER1 English/American)
Date: 19:23 on 25 Sep 2004

At 11:36 AM 9/24/2004, Peter Hirsch wrote:
>Obligatory Land-Rover content: Of course we all know that the original
>prototype had center steering. I had always wondered how that worked,
>since the engine would clash with the steering column; in the last
>Legend there was an article about converting a Jeep to take a Rover
>engine and gearbox, and it mentioned in passing that the steering column
>was divided, with the lower part in its original position and the upper
>part moved to the middle, and a chain drive connecting them.

With center steering the Land Rover becomes a mini-tractor. Actually,
this way you can scare the pee out of two passengers instead of only one.

Worldly neighbors here in town can't understand why anyone would want
to drive an old mail delivery truck about.

Michael Carradine
1950 80" RHD ex-MoD
Wwaaaayy out West



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AW: Left - Right (was: SER1 English/American)
Peter Hirsch 18:36 on 24 Sep 2004

Re: Left - Right (was: SER1 English/American)
Michael Carradine 19:23 on 25 Sep 2004