shifter.jpg Of course this is the key to the "lock."
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shifter.jpg Of course this is the key to the "lock."
- Mark
Former 1956 Austin Healey 100-4 (BN2)
Former 1962 Mk1 Austin Mini (850)
Former 1973 Austin Mini (really a 1980s Cooperized Mini)![]()
Present 1959 Austin Healey "Bugeye" Sprite (with 1275, 5 speed, discs, etc)
Back when my kids were in that age grouping where folks they knew were in to stealing automobiles.....three on the tree and a manual choke stopped them.
... and the clutch will usually stop them no matter what.
- Mark
Former 1956 Austin Healey 100-4 (BN2)
Former 1962 Mk1 Austin Mini (850)
Former 1973 Austin Mini (really a 1980s Cooperized Mini)![]()
Present 1959 Austin Healey "Bugeye" Sprite (with 1275, 5 speed, discs, etc)
Wait, the clutch STOPS the car? Thank you for letting me know - sounds like a great safety idea: two pedals to brake. And good to know next time I go on my car-stealing spree. I was always confused by those three pedal cars. Why three pedals? And they have a really loose gear lever - it wiggles in all directions! I wish people would take better care of their cars.
Apologies for my bad humor this morning...
Mike
66 TR4A
Proof that there's no joke that doesn't have a (large) grain of truth in it
https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/e539c44c-8e9e-3a81-9adf-37e6b046ca66/ss_teen-carjackers-stole-her.html
On their second attempted carjacking Wednesday, two teenage boys came face to face with the most frightful and insurmountable of obstacles, according to police. A manual transmission.
Yep. I've seen a few news stories about thefts gone wrong. There was even a video of a guy that forced a driver out of their pick-up (at gunpoint) only to have the thief give up and run away.
- Mark
Former 1956 Austin Healey 100-4 (BN2)
Former 1962 Mk1 Austin Mini (850)
Former 1973 Austin Mini (really a 1980s Cooperized Mini)![]()
Present 1959 Austin Healey "Bugeye" Sprite (with 1275, 5 speed, discs, etc)
As a secondary precaution in the Elan, I have made one of the (all unlabled) switches in the dash a fuel pump cutoff... it may start, but it will only run for about 20 seconds. By the time a would be thief has cranked the starter a few more times, I'd be standing beside the car and introducing him to Mr. Walther.
'64 MGB, '67 Lotus Elan S-3 DHC,'69 Lotus Elan +2
'78 Alfa Romeo Spider-undergoing surgery: O=\*/=O
'84 300D Turbo-"Diesela"-Now my Daily: Oo|≣|oO
'02 Toyota Camry- SWMBO's 'new-to-her' Daily. <sigh>
Chaos & Mayhem PTY, LTD..C.I.O. & Floor Sweepervisor
I put a silent alarm in my car (Ford Explorer) some years ago. About 3am the alarm in my room went off. Told the wife to call the cops and I took off to re-educatethe perp. I called off the foot race when he entered my neighbors yard. The neighbor had a firearm and would use it but at 3am he might not recognize me from the perp. Police showed up and they were questioning my decision to chase the guy... they don’t know me
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Elliot
Central PA
1976 TR6 White/Biscuit interior SOLD
1973 TR6 Damson Plum / Biscuit interior, HVDA 5-speed, Good Parts Hubs
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
We used to put fuel pump shut switches and battery disconnects in a lot of the LBCs we worked on at the shop years ago.
Cheers,
Walter
52 International L110
61 International C112
68 Cadillac Coupe DeVille
My current 1950 Ford Tudor...when I got it JAN1970, it had a spare dash-mount interior light switch (pull to turn on) mounted in the back of the glove box.
Former owner said, get to the construction site, open the glove box, smack the maps, pushed the switch in, and the LAMP CORD was taped to the main wiring harness, to the distributor, where they had drilled a hole in the bottom of the distributor housing, one side went to the external lead for power from coil, other went to points/condensor. You could not even hot wire it and make it go.
FIRST thing I removed.
Imagine20 feet of extra resistance from coil to points, plus a switch and CRIMP connectors.
"Did you tell the owners?"
If we liked them.
Cheers,
Walter
52 International L110
61 International C112
68 Cadillac Coupe DeVille
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