LAYCOCK OVERDRIVE TRIUMPH DRIVERS
LAYCOCK OVERDRIVE TRIUMPH PROFESSIONAL

Laycock overdrives are really like a manually initiated mini automatic transmission. This was especially true in the 40вЂ™s, 50вЂ™s and 60вЂ™s and is why we have such interesting cars from that period. I mean after all, anyone can put in a 5th gear on a transmission, why an overdrive? First of all the British never do anything the way we expect or anyone else does it. LetвЂ™s think for a minute why overdrives were put in cars in the first place. You get the fantasy of what it must feel like downshifting at the end of the straight at LeMans.ДЄnyway, back to the proper way to do it. This is especially true on the Big Healey, as the 6 cylinder really sounds great at speed.

What was that, warp drive? Like, you still have another gear? How many gears does his car have?!!!! It is also way too cool to kick down from overdrive at 50 or 60 and watch the expression on the faces of other people as the engine revs on the downshift.

LAYCOCK OVERDRIVE TRIUMPH DRIVERS

This usually gets very interesting and surprised looks from the other drivers and passengers and really impresses the people who are with you in the car. It is way too cool and impossible to resist the temptation to pull up next to someone at 50 or 60 MPH and, as you shift into overdrive, accelerate away into the great beyond. I would like to express our opinion on the proper method to shift in and out of these overdrive units.ДЇirst let me admit that when I had cars with overdrive, especially Big Healeys, I did not shift the recommended way. We received some spirited responses вЂ“ use the clutch, donвЂ™t use the clutch, etc. We have received some interesting emails over the last few months asking (and telling) us about the proper way to shift in and out of overdrive on the Laycock deNormanville overdrives as used on the British cars (A, J, LH, D and compact A types). Our hope is to have a positive presence and impact on the overall environment of classic British car ownership. We enjoy the work and look forward to meeting with other enthusiasts. We support many local clubs and events and wish to help continue the British car motoring tradition.

LAYCOCK OVERDRIVE TRIUMPH PROFESSIONAL

We consider ourselves enthusiasts first (We currently own an Austin Mini) as well as a professional business. Our goal is to provide high quality parts, services and professional advice to allow enthusiasts to continue to enjoy the British car tradition. We also do some specialty carburettor work (such as Spitfire 1500 twin 1 ВЅ inch) and differential work on Triumph TR6, Spitfire, GT6, Big Healeys, Lotus, and MGTD, MGA and MGB. We have over 300 core and rebuilt transmissions in stock at any given time as well as thousands of British transmission and overdrive parts. We have contracted with parts manufacturers and machine shops in the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, England and Italy that supply us with new, reconditioned or remanufactured parts for these transmissions. Some British car Marques supported are all Austin Healey, Austin (Mini), English Ford (and derivatives), Morris, MG, Triumph, Jaguar, Morgan, Lotus, Rover and a few other British cars and other cars that use British transmissions (Ferrari, Nash Metropolitan, etc.) We have over 35 years experience in British cars and currently build between 300 and 400 transmissions per year worldwide. We also provide expert advice to British car and race enthusiasts worldwide. We supply anything from a single part to complete rebuilt transmissions, overdrives and differentials. Right now our primary focus and work is on production British car transmissions, especially overdrives. Although we no longer race ourselves, we currently design and build many racing transmissions for many British cars. We rallied and raced in EMRA, SCCA, local club Gym-khanas, auto-crosses and time trials and other car events (even economy runs!) and in the winter competed in ice-khanas and ice races throughout the Northeast. was formally established in 1981 to support a 20-year ongoing racing program that included at that time a Lotus Super 7, a Triumph Spitfire 1300, a TR4 and a 1275 Mini Cooper. WE WILL REPLY EVENTUALLY!Д®mail is the best way to contact us as we can respond 24/7 to your inquiries 06478Д®MAIL - WE ARE EXTREMELY BUSY THIS TIME OF YEAR!! IF YOU CALL AND CAN'T GET THROUGH, PLEASE RETRY AND HAVE PATIENCE. THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE WHILE WE REBUILD.ДЈ15 RIGGS STREET BUILDING A UNIT 3 OXFORD CT. WELCOME TO THE NEW QUANTUM MECHANICS LTD WEBSITE!

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