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grogee Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

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1 hour ago, Cavcraft said:

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1989 Dennis Daf Duple Coach, Choice of 2, 53 Seater Coaches, All Good Drivers. | eBay

Would like to try reverse gear.

One of the school buses I used to get might have looked like this. Anyway, I remember it having a weird remote gearshift (semi-auto?) with a little knob by the driver, and it possibly made a 'psshhh' sound when it changed gear.

Am I imagining things or was there such a thing, and if so, how does it work? 

wuvvum Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

wuvvum

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If it had an air operated semi-auto gear shift then it was probably built on a Leyland Tiger chassis.  I think the DAFs all had a "normal" 6-speed manual 'box with a bloody great long lever sticking out of the floor to the left of the driver.

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wuvvum Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

wuvvum

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6 minutes ago, 83C said:

If it made a ‘psshh’ sound it would have more likely been a Leopard with the Leyland Pneumocyclic. The Hydracyclic in the Tiger also had a small gear shifter (either dash or pedestal-mounted) but the shifter was fully electric.

Good point.  Would that body have been fitted to a Leopard though?  I thought the Leopard went out of production earlier than that.

Alan_Green Rank: Renault 16

Alan_Green

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Facebook.  In my town.  £1,395.

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Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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4 hours ago, grogee said:

One of the school buses I used to get might have looked like this. Anyway, I remember it having a weird remote gearshift (semi-auto?) with a little knob by the driver, and it possibly made a 'psshhh' sound when it changed gear.

Am I imagining things or was there such a thing, and if so, how does it work? 

Talking of that 'psshhh' sound, the one and only saving grace of the Iv*co Cargo I used to drive was that the exhaust brake thing was fucked, so that sound seemed to be amplified by a 100. Bombing round Mid Wales in the Summer trying to deal with the tourists was a whole lot easier with your headlights on full beam driving a foot from their arse end pressing said exhaust brake, as they were far more inclined to get out of your way.

 

#soznotsoz.

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eddyramrod Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

eddyramrod

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12 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Yeah... step away everyone, I want this!

Actually, scratch that... I thought these were RWD but I've looked it up and I was wrong.

Stinkwheel Rank: Renault 16

Stinkwheel

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13 hours ago, morrisoxide said:

Bobcat.

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Ah yes, a posh pinto wagon that no one’s heard of, lovely 

grogee Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

grogee

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1 hour ago, Metal Guru said:

Even Sooty has a bigger camper van than that.

It's not the size, it's what you do with it that counts. 

I like that but I wouldn't be very popular with Mrs Grogee if I bought a camper with a single bed. 

alcyonecorporation Rank: Renault 16

alcyonecorporation

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22 hours ago, grogee said:

Hondo Logo being sold by enthusiastic driveway berk. £1400 (B)Sandwell. 

SNORT 

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