Is this legit or a hoax?

[Paddy]

Who had a car with a five speed box in 1972?

Me,

Fiat 125S

1608 cc DOHC

Twin Webber carb

5-speed manual

Reclining heated seats

Not like the British Leyland crap of that time.

In 1968 the 125S ("Special") was added to the range, with 100 bhp (from a modified cylinder head, camshafts, inlet/outlet manifold and Weber/Solex carburettor) and, unusually at this time, a five-speed gearbox.[4] It also had one of the worlds first intermittent wipers, halogen lights, servo-assisted twin circuit brakes and optional superlight magnesium wheels. A variety of other improvements were made including improved cabin ventilation, trim and styling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_125

[SimonMac]

One's 'orseless carriage would have had an overdrive to provide the 5th gear.

In the event that one's 'orseless carriage was a bit sporty like, it might have had overdrive on 3rd gear as well as top.

My MGB-GT had an overdrive, still have no idea what difference it made!

[Paddy]

My MGB-GT had an overdrive, still have no idea what difference it made!

Probably no difference because many of the overdrives were operated by a solenoid which had a high failure rate.

[VectraMan]

Probably no difference because many of the overdrives were operated by a solenoid which had a high failure rate.

My Dad had an old Vauxhall Viceroy that was anything but sporty, and that had an overdrive on the wheel. It definitely did something, but I never understood why you'd select the 5th gear via a lever on the wheel rather than with the gear lever. I guess it made some kind of sense to somebody at sometime.

Now I have 6 gears. 7 if you include reverse. What an age we live in.

[Eirikur]

It's not a 5 gear box, the 5th gear on that poster is actually reverse

[stek]

Pity about the rampant tin worm though.

And becoming a Lada...

[minestrone]

Laycock De Normanville made most of the overdrive units.

say what!

Sounds like a 70s pron star.

[barrydidit]

It looks to me like the person in question hasn't managed to finish one of those pints - there's a bit left in each of them. Clearly a southern poofter.

[Doggy Styles]

Who had a car with a five speed box in 1972?

Austin Maxi.

[Paddy]

Pity about the rampant tin worm though.

The car was great on snow in Austria and Germany however, after only three years the tin worm got in. It ended up with about 4kg of filler on the front skirt and wings