<VV> 5 speed tranny?

[Bill Elliott]

The Datsun Roadster wasn't "mainstream"; it was a specialty vehicle just 
like the FIAT, etc. Toyota was putting  5 cogs into economy cars and 
trucks... which I don't think Datsun did until 1976 or so...

I did forget to check about the Lancia... I knew they were "early in" 
but I didn't know they were that early. I went to the DC FIATS winter 
meeting last night... concours Alfa 2600 Spider (think "Ferrari", not 
"FIAT"), several Lancias, etc... not quite the usual parking lot fodder 
at a pizza place on a January afternoon...

Bill

John Kepler wrote:

>Toyota "mainstreamed" the use of 5 speeds in the (the "5" is SR5 touted 
>this fact... circa 1973/74?) 
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>Uhhhh.....the Datsun SRL-311 Roadster had a 5-speed in 1967!
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