On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:45:59 +1200, "Apptech" <apptech@paradise.net.nz>
said:

>  As a Lambhorgini spokeman is repited to have said long ago, when asked
>  why 
> a car had syncromesh on reverse.
> (very non verbatim)
> "Anyone who buys a Lambhorghini knows how to drive a car and has invested
> a 
> large amount of money in it. If they want to change into reverse gear at
> 80 
> mph they should be able to do so."

I've done that, but not at 80. I had a Plymouth Belvedere with
pushbutton transmission, mildly set up for street drags. I'd modified
the valve body for manual shift only with a reversed pattern(a fairly
typical mod at the time, it gave you first gear with a freewheel by
using the overrunning clutch normally only available in Drive). Anyway,
a couple of times due to inattention I've accidentally shifted from
first to reverse at medium throttle. Makes a nice zipper pattern of
black marks on the road from wheelhop :) Definitely not something I'd
ever do intentionally.

Cheerful regards,

Bob

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