If this is truly rust free...

[Alpine 1789]

...this could be a great start on a complete restoration or a Dark Side project. Based on the pictures, I have a hard time believing the "Inside was completely redone" or at least believing it was done well.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Other-Makes...b9d2fa2b:g:6i8AAOSwSzdXBsog&item=162031401515

 

[Mike O'D]

Looks like it has an OD switch.

Mike

 

[Jeff Howarth]

Looks like it has an OD switch.

Mike

hi Mike,

the blanking plug on the LH side of the steering cowl is where an OD switch would be.

The one on the right is the turn signal

Jeff

 

[Mike O'D]

Jeff,

In the U. S. our turn signals are almost always on the left side. When I saw the stem on the right, I assumed it was the OD switch. I should have looked at the other pictures more closely. Does anyone know if any Alpines came to the U.S. from the factory with the turn signal stem on the right?

Mike

 

[buckalpine3]

turn signal

My S IV has the turn signal switch on the right side. I have gotten used to it.

 

[Knightowl61]

All Alpine turn signal switches I've seen are on the right. Also all electrical switches are up for off down for on.
The Brits are backwards, they even drive on the left side of the road. Or is it us?

 

[SoCal'beaming]

My 62' has OD and the turn signal switch is on the right, OD left .... on my 67' ..the signal switch is on the left as was my other 67' .. ???? ... It must have something to do wit' the metric system

...... David

 

[Bill Blue]

The right side turn signal was used for a few years in cars with O.D. But not all cars with O.D. My early Series II O.D. car had signal on the left. Later cars has signals on the right. Do not know if that continued to the end of production.

Bill

 

[SoCal'beaming]

Hi Bill .... I'm use'to turn signal switches on the left .. American cars .... These little cars are a "Quagmire" .. maybe no sense was the Sense? .....

......... David

 

[Bill Blue]

Hi Bill .... I'm use'to turn signal switches on the left .. American cars .... These little cars are a "Quagmire" .. maybe no sense was the Sense? .....

......... David

I think it had something to do with overdrive users complaining that they could not shift gears and overdrive at the same time. So the factory put the O.D. switch on the left and so the the overdrive crowd could shift gears AND overdrive at the same time and had a reason to drive with no hands on the wheel. (Just kidding)

Personally, I saw no real benefit in split shifting. The power band was wide enough it made little difference which gear you were in. A road that I often drove had a steep hill with a stop sign at the bottom. I made a game out of seeing how fast I could be going as I topped the hill. Answer: 45 mph. Shift points had no impact at all as long as I drove at wide open throttle and did not shift until at least 4500 rpm. But I suppose that is not the "proper" way to drive a sporting car.

Bill