The preslector gearbox

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1st... for the moment I don't posses a driving licence, but I hope I will get one. So I can't tell from an exactly point of view how driving a manual gearbox car is, but for me it seems hard to move the shifter and press the clutch pedal is the same time (especially when the shifter is mounted on the floor).
The automatic looks more nice.
Long time ago, I've heard on a series of documentaries broacasted by "Discovery" Chanel about preselector gearboxes, but during the time, I forgot about them. While having curiosities about British automobiles I rediscoverd them.
In U.S.A. you had the "Cord": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aozO4Wk9l0
But there wasn't to much interes for the car unfourtenley (the gerabox wasn't relaible either).

In Europe, automobiles (and some buses) had Wilson preslect type gerabox.
Especilly British made, but "Talbot" from France (there was also a British "Talbot"). This was used up the to the '50's. https://daimlerandlanchester.com/how...-pre-selector/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JLzjwUyb-E&t=211s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou_p3Y_oZMg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loXi_009EiE&t=265s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ604sMV3Dk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6P5ycxnHTI

Well, excpet for the fact the steering wheel is on the right side, for me, as a potential drivers this gerabox system looks intresting. Both "Cord" and "Wilson". Easy to move the gear lever (especially at Wilson, where you have a contiunius move, no side moving), near the steering wheel, you don't have to push the pedal in the same time.
I don't know if I would ever have the chance to drive such a car, but I'm curios how many of you did know about this type of gerabox.
It's a pitty they didn't countinued with the ideea.