Spitfire 1975 Spitfire overdrive question

[roofman]

Where is the overdrive activation switch located on a 75 Spit? Is it on the shifter, dash switch, or column switch?
Might be zeroing in on a new purchase.

 

[RomanH]

Not being a Spit owner my answer is not definitive but on the later Spits with overdrive that I have seen the switch has always been on the shifter.

 

[Andrew Mace]

Not being a Spit owner my answer is not definitive but on the later Spits with overdrive that I have seen the switch has always been on the shifter.

And that is correct for all Spitfires from 1971 on!

 

[TR3driver]

But there's always a chance someone relocated it ...

 

[roofman]

They did relocate it I guess,to a dash flip switch. Also no "o" in the commission #. Probably added later ya think?

 

[TR3driver]

The lack of 'O' indicates the factory didn't install an OD; tho it might have been a dealer installed option. But I'd guess from the dash switch that it was added later than that. Overdrives were a lot less popular in the US when these cars were new.

 

[Andrew Mace]

Right! Back when list price on a Spitfire was around $2699, another $150+ for factory overdrive was more than most buyers were willing to pay!