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Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 22:59:41 -0700 From: Paolo <paolo@foxinternet.net> Subject: Re: why dogleg?Brendan.Parrott@Blackwell.com wrote: > Why's it called a dogleg? Good question. I would imagine it is because of > the awkward movement required to get it into fifth gear. "Over and up". > Similar to the motion a dog would make when marking a hydrant. > > Just my two biscuits. Brendan, Thats a funny image! However, somewhere in the recesses of my memory banks, I seem to draw a a reference for "dog-leg" to a nautical term... I may be out in left field (pacific ocean?) with that one. On this topic, what year(s) and model(s) (US only) had the short gearbox with the "normal" shif pattern? -- Paolo Musante 68..72 fleet Marysville, WA "Ooops - sometimes I'm a wee bit off." This message comes to you from the Datsun 510 mailing list. List rules and instructions are available at: http://bluebirds.datsun510.com/bluebirds/listcharter Authors retain implicit copyright to their material. Obtain permission from the author before redistributing messages.