Are Clutchless Manual Gearboxes Better Than You Think? — Carmudgeon w/ Cammisa & DTS — Ep 232
About this episode
The episode explores the history and evolution of clutchless manual gearboxes and their impact on driving behavior.
It’s a transmission episode! Inspired by Jason’s recent roadside spotting of a Volkswagen Karmann Ghia with the rare Automatic Stickshift, the Carmudgeons go for a trip into the origins of abandoning the clutch pedal in manual and automatic transmissions. How has human driving behavior changed or stayed the same throughout history regarding the operation of any transmission? === Visit http://JasonSentMe.com to get a Hagerty Guaranteed Value (TM) collector-car insurance quote! === Jason and Derek begin by discussing the recent repairs on Jason’s (and once Derek’s) Ferrari 308 GT4 - perhaps the only car discussed on today’s episode with a traditional manual transmission. The 308 GT4 just returned from a trip to Aaron Shepherd - one of the most respected auto body specialists in the San Francisco Bay Area - where it received some wonderfully executed rust repair and paintwork. The majority of this episode discusses semi-automatic transmissions throughout history, which begs the question - are any of them any good? Wilson and Cotal Preselector transmissions of the 1930s paved the way for clutchless driving and synchromesh - eventually evolving into applications like Citroen’s…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jason, Derek
Topics covered
- transmissions
- clutchless driving
- automotive history
- manual vs automatic
- Ferrari repairs
- semi-automatic transmissions
Keywords
- clutchless manual
- transmission history
- Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
- Ferrari 308 GT4
- semi-automatic
- Hydrak Transmission
- Valeo Transmission
- Citromatic
Sponsors
Hagerty
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Volkswagen, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Citroen
Products: Automatic Stickshift, Hydrak Transmission, Valeo Transmission
Books & works: Ferrari 308 GT4, Citromatic, DS21, Beetle, Karmann Ghia
Places: San Francisco Bay Area
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