Paul H Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 https://www.barons-auctions.com/view-lot/3170/for-sale-at-barons-auctions-1977-triumph-2500-s 1977 TRIUMPH 2500 S Guide Price: £5,000 to £6,500 Paulm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Looks good but its an automatic Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted July 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: Looks good but its an automatic Pete What’s the downside with the auto box ? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 its only 3 gears a BW 35 is not the best a BW65 is much better but as with all auto's of the day ratios are all or nothing great if you like them but a manual with overdrive gives 5 ratios to spread the power , ( as 3rd OD is same as 4th ) Triumph missed a trick in split ratios . Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: its only 3 gears a BW 35 is not the best a BW65 is much better Oh Lord not THOSE two boxes...35 and 65... ruined a Reliant Scimitar I had years ago and I've cringed ever since when I hear the names... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 on truck evaluation in the 70s they put a BW35 in a 2ton commer walkthru we go halfway up airport hill and the Perky 4.203 was at full chat the vehicle ground to a halt , could'not see us for smoke the idea was scrapped and type 65 when behind a $.236 loads of torque ..better Battery electric took over , fast furious and 40 mile range on wet batteries ,that was mid 70s techy . Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 I had a 1973 Scimitar on which the autobox failed, so having cash in those days bought a recon unit plus torque converter. My local mechanic had a lot of head scratching over it, and when nothing appeared to line up he cut brackets, rewelded halfshafts, chopped the chassis and all sorts of other things over a six-month period (It was in his garage for longer!) THEN he admitted defeat and couldn't get the car to drive at all. It turned out that the car had a type 65 and I had bought a type 35 on the advice of the retailer as the most common box on the SE5a and when nothing would fit, the mechanic decided that he would bloody well make it fit. I had the car for two years during which time I drove it twice, spent a fortune on it and sold it as a non-runner for £1200 less than I had paid. I never trusted automatics for years until I had a T5 Volvo and it restored my faith in pedal-less driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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