Eddie Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 I bought a gearbox from eBay that was advertised as being for a Herald 13/60. However, as mentioned in another thread it had a reversing light switch and as far as I know Heralds were not fitted with reversing lights. The number stamped on the top of the 'box looks like CB 150805. Does anybody know if this is the correct 'box for my 1969 13/60 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Groves Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 It'll be GB150805 and yes it's a correct gearbox for a 13/60, the reverse switch looks home made. http://www.wolfitt.com/numbers_and_ratios.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Thats the std set up for a box with no taping on the top cover, overdrive would have adouble cam and a opposite mount brkt. With another switch. brackets vary some are on the top cover screws as youres, some come off the remote studs pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted December 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Thanks . The reverse light switch bracket and operating arm do look home-made but work very well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishmosh Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 looks like the 13/60 reverse switch on my sons..... # Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted December 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 looks like the 13/60 reverse switch on my sons..... # Did Heralds ever come with reversing lights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Nope (at least not from the factory AFAIK) But all the bits could be swapped from a vitesse/gt6 or suitable spitfire. Only the gearbox remote/switches needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted December 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Nope (at least not from the factory AFAIK) But all the bits could be swapped from a vitesse/gt6 or suitable spitfire. Only the gearbox remote/switches needed. So could this be a Spitfire gearbox? Were they the same apart from the reverse light switch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 All three rails look and are the same the serial prefix denotes the spec of the box, any spitfire box will start with an F herald with a G this will change ratio, s input shafts, output flanges to suit the model ranges its fitted too. As said the switch bracket is a common fitment to support either a reverse or overdrive switch on any of the model range be it herald spitfire, vitesse , Gt6 , Bond etc pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishmosh Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 My sons hersld is a late j reg so guessing they used whatever was vlose to hand ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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