Alternative
gear knob for an RV8
See photos of the gear knob. More
Posted: 091011
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John
van den Boorn from Holland emailed to say "at
the V8 Autumn Tour 2012 weekend there was an Oxford
blue RV8 with an elm burr gear knob and what made
it more special was it had markings on the top with
the gears 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and R in a white/yellow
colour. Do you know who the owner of the car is?"
V8
Tour organiser Bob Owen responded saying "the
car with the gear knob in question was on Rob Lewis'
car. His wife Denny has an MG ZR which had the gear
knob John describes fitted. It was an MG/Rover MG
ZR option or accessory which |
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was
readily available from MG Rover dealers prior
to the collapse several years ago. Rob coveted
it for his RV8 as he saw what a good match it
would be with the elm burr dashboard so Denny
graciously allowed it to be transferred. Rob had
to drill and tap the gear knob to suit the RV8
gearstick so it can never again grace poor Denny's
ZR. Since it was a standard MG Rover item you
might find one on eBay."
Later
Rob Lewis sent in some photos saying he was "enclosing
a few pictures of my now famous knob!" They
are reproduced alongside.
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