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Thanks Terry!

Sage counsel guys. Thanks! Overdrive it is. And Roamerdrive is an investment (so I’ll tell my wife). I don’t plan to sell the car so I’m happy investing in quality at the refurb stage to provide some reliability in years to come. It’s going to be a £10k(+) job excluding parts that I’ve already...

Apparently it was rebuilt a few years ago.

It’s a Spanish plate. It was owned by a Spanish municipality for 30+ years.

Thanks for the tips guys. Some food for thought. I’ve looked at the global Roamer overdrive and I’ll get in touch with Ashcroft. I live in the Middle East, the car is going to be worked on by a specialist in the UK, and ultimately I’m going to keep it at my house in Spain.

I have a 1980 Santana that’s being restored this year. It has a 4 speed non overdrive gearbox. Does anyone have any advice or recommendations regarding addition of an overdrive or replacing with a 5 speed unit? I’ll be doing some long motorway drives in the car and am looking for some...

Thanks for the greeting and the pointer!

I have a 1980 SWB 2.25 non-overdrive diesel Santana that is currently in the UK that I plan to get renovated this year. I’ve only actually seen the car once but I do have lots of photographs of it from all angles. The renovation/restoration is going to cost a lot as I’m having to get a company...