Re: Mike Hawthorne in a jag around LeMans 1956
He kept mentioning "first gear corners" and that was because the D-Type had a "completely new gearbox with bottom-gear synchromesh for the first time". Production cars including the E-type prior to the 1965 model has the Moss gearbox with non-synchro 1st and Whitworth fasteners. I usted to be able to get into 1st at 25 mph by doubleclutching.
BTW the D-type is a example of how a six should sound.