Mitchell overdrive.

I don't know about the O/D but Steve told me a couple of weeks ago that they are not taking orders at this time on the synchro trans and the waiting list is 8 months.
 
Tom Endy said:
They cost about $3,500 including tax and shipping delivered here in California. If delivered out of state the shipping may be higher, but you may avoid state tax. They ship from Colusa, California. They are the same price if ordered direct from Mitchell or through any one of the suppliers.
There is about a six-month lead time.

Contact Mitchell at: 530-458-4500

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Thanks Tom
I got mine a few years back for a bit less but with all the inflation $3500 is a very fair price. For anyone on the fence this is a large investment but it changes the car so much you will find yourself driving more and also going on longer drives. Basically the Mitchel will let you take your car cross country on any 2 lane blacktop and maintain 55 if needed as long as your car is in top shape to start with.....wonderful product.
 
Got this with one for 1500.00..an older one from Healdsburg.
 

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Model A Ron said:
Thanks Tom
I got mine a few years back for a bit less but with all the inflation $3500 is a very fair price. For anyone on the fence this is a large investment but it changes the car so much you will find yourself driving more and also going on longer drives. Basically the Mitchel will let you take your car cross country on any 2 lane blacktop and maintain 55 if needed as long as your car is in top shape to start with.....wonderful product.
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And don't worry about ever being able to wear it out. They are the same unit a Canadian friend used in his 1956 Victoria and it is still going many years later.
 
Y-Blockhead said:
I don't know about the O/D but Steve told me a couple of weeks ago that they are not taking orders at this time on the synchro trans and the waiting list is 8 months.
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I just spoke with Steve - same thing with the overdrive. He told me 6-9 months. He'll take your name for a waiting list and when he gets two weeks out and your name comes up he'll contact you for a deposit and specs for exactly what you want. Seems like a reasonable approach.

JayJay
 
I ordered my overdrive end of June 2022. I received it mid April 2023.

I had forgot all about it, and then a surprise phone call from Steve and he says your name is at the top of the list. Time to get off the pot. He then takes down the particulars and you send the money. About two weeks from the time of phone call it showed up.

My car already has the Mitchell transmission. So, this is going to be good.

1929 closed cab pick up.
 
I’ve had mine in my Town Sedan about 16-17 years now, and would not own a Model A without one. Besides being able to comfortably cruise on the hiways, I even joy shifting into OD on our surface streets, when I get up to 40-45 mph. It is amazing how quiet the car is. In many ways it is so easy to use it’s like having a 4th gear, but so much more verstile. And 2nd hi in the mountains is perfect.
 
Model A Ron - I just got mine last month and it cost a little over $3000. I did get the overdrive dip stick kit also. A Model A member who knows all the ins and outs put mine in and I am very satisfied on how it shifts and car runs.
 
Y-Blockhead said:
I added a 4" extension to my Mitchell shifter so I didn't have to reach so far.

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Hey Y-Blockhead, I love the 4 inch extension you added to the Mitchell Overdrive.
Is that something you fabricated or does Mitchell offer it?

If you fabricated it can you specifify the materials used and fabrication done?

Thanks,
Ron
 
Ron, I used a piece of ⅜" schedule 80 S/S tubing and tapped both ends to match the Mitchell shifter thread and inserted a short piece of all thread in one end to screw the knob onto. The knob is for a Ruckstell shifter, just to mess with people... https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/product.htm?pid=980805&cat=41824

I used a drop of green LocTite to keep the extension tight.

I'm not sure where you can find ⅜" schedule 80 S/S tubing tho. I got it with some other scap metal.
 
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Ron, I think I misspoke. Looking at McMaster-Carr specs I think I used ⅜" tubing.https://www.mcmaster.com/products/~...e~1-2/length~12 I changed my previous posts.
 
I see you have very nice matching carpeted floor mats. Did you make these up yourself or were you able to buy them from a supplier?
 
jack backer said:
Going to install a “‘39” transmission in the future,got a bunch of swan neck shifters in the deal, going to adapt one to the Mitchell bell crank.
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Mine has a 39 Trans and Mitchell OD. The trans shifter rubs in the OD knob. I need to use a smaller knob or bend er reshape the OD shifter. I wonder if the 39 Shift tower is wider than the A which would move the OD shifter closer to the centerline of the shifter.
 
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