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Originally Posted by HobieMarty

I think it would be cool as all get out to be able to drive the car around as it looks, old British car with a well used look, but needs to be safe. Safety first!!!

One thing that concerns me is that the clutch pedal is not moving at all but the shifter moves through the shift pattern. When we got it on the trailer, I shifted it into 1st gear but when we moved it off the trailer, I actually forgot it was supposedly in gear. I guess it really wasn't in gear because it rolled freely. Anyway, I will have to figure it all out as to why it wouldn't have stayed in gear.

Yeah, driving it around safely would be good, before you spif it up.

Interesting about the shifting/clutch/tranny. I would think that if the shifter wasn't doing anything, that you'd feel that. The shifting action wouldn't feel like you were putting the trans in any gear. But moving while the car is in gear and the clutch pedal not moving is weird. My first thought which doesn't make a ton of sense is that the clutch is somehow stuck disengaged (you'd think the pressure plate wouldn't allow it to "fail open"). That would enable you to "shift gears" such that it feels normal, but the car could still be rolled around.

I'm curious to hear what this first issue ends up being.