I'm looking for a car

I don't think anyone ever made a vehicle with all-wheel drive and no synchromesh. Maybe prewar Land Rovers?

--scott

Those specs sound like a big-rig tractor. Of course you'd need a CDL.

Dodge Powerwagon.

Yup. Or a '47 Willys.

I own a 1948 Willys Jeep. But it is all worn out, it was like that when I b ought it about nine years ago for $300.00 A piece of the old license plate on it that haden't rusted completly off says 1967. That is probaly the last year it was ever driven anywhere.

I have a CDL, and I do drive a tractor. I just would like to operate my car same way as I do with the truck.

Thanks guys, I'll check them out.

I also own a 1914 Ford Model T car. A very basic simple car.

And safe too, with the gas tank under the seat. ;-) Then there's the always-fun 3 pedals on the floor, throttle and spark advance on the column, and combo in-gear/brake lever also on the floor.

I guess it qualifies as "no syncromesh" since the high / low shifting is all done by the pedal-controlled bands in the transmission.

Model A ford (no 4wd but)

It is a fun car too.

Unfortunately, only about 5 % of cars are available with manual transmissions.

Good news is that automatics are much more reliable.

Andy

I really hoped to find something little bit newer (at least from 40's).

The Model T isn't really like a real car... it's like some sort of crude golf cart. But the Model A is a real car, just absolutely miles ahead of the T. You could drive an A Model on your commute today and be comfortable if you didn't have to go on the highway.

That said, although both of these cars have non-synchromesh transmissions, the shifting is totally different than anything later, and so if your goal is to have it shift like a big truck, they are going to fail it completely.

You know, I bet you could get an early-nineties BMW or Mercedes with a Getrag and limited automatic controls, and disable the synchronizers. A lot of American cars from that era might be possible to modify that way too. I have driven Getrags and Mitsubishis with failed synchronizers and while I wouldn't do that by choice, it's not impossible.

--scott

I'm not much for modernity generally, but syncromesh is pretty low on my list of 'unnecessary frills'. OP could probably drive something 1960s with a four speed and just not use the clutch after 1st gear if he enjoys matching engine speed to a shift. Jeep, IH, 4WD trucks, etc. Plenty of dependable choices which are cheap to run, fun to drive and well supported out here in the real world.

A Model and similar cars/trucks, better keep those brake rods properly adjusted or you will be some 'doging'. A Model and similar cars/trucks, double clutching is de riguer.

dunno wrote in news:n81arh$sf1$ snipped-for-privacy@news.mixmin.net:

the tranys are made different so there are no cars that will do what you want. your truck is synchroyed too. that is why you can shift it like you do. KB

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You mean double clutching? I don't think you have to double clutch on synchronous transmission.