04-05-2022, 10:27 AM
The Seven third gear is much as the mid gear of relatively powerful 3 gear cars. RPM in 3rd of 4 speed is about same as 2nd of 3 speed for most unmodified non sport models.
Other cars of the time were 3 speed and in low power models ratio in 2nd often close to 2:1. So there were other slow cars on hills. Trucks here in the 60s used to seriously obstruct my Seven so they were certainly slow, although much fewer of. Imediately sped up after the brow.
An horrendous vehicle was the 3 speed, engine half in cab, Fordson 10 hp. The hi revving din far exceeded a Seven.
The railways here ran a fleet of road buses. These cruised a little under 50 mph. I could follow easily and occasionally attempted to pass but once out of the slipstream and alongside no show.
Other cars of the time were 3 speed and in low power models ratio in 2nd often close to 2:1. So there were other slow cars on hills. Trucks here in the 60s used to seriously obstruct my Seven so they were certainly slow, although much fewer of. Imediately sped up after the brow.
An horrendous vehicle was the 3 speed, engine half in cab, Fordson 10 hp. The hi revving din far exceeded a Seven.
The railways here ran a fleet of road buses. These cruised a little under 50 mph. I could follow easily and occasionally attempted to pass but once out of the slipstream and alongside no show.