Synchromesh gear engagement is best at lower engine speeds and requires a bit more time compared to a dog box, to facilitate shifts. Limitations of synchromesh gearboxes in high-performance ...

Synchromesh Until the invention of synchromesh by the American engineer Earl Avery Thompson in 1919 (Thompson also invented the Hydra-Matic transmission for General Motors), drivers had to match ...

The advanced gearbox of today has reverted to what it was back in 1928 – three-speed and non-synchromesh - at least, that is the way it is for Volvo Trucks. The development span between that first ...

If you have only driven modern cars and not once tried your hand with something old, imprecise and without a synchromesh gearbox, then you know what you have to do next. Find yourself say a Chevy ...

It was before synchromesh gears - we had to double declutch! I had my test on market day in Wrexham, in a lorry, with about 4 other girls in the back - making rude remarks!