Dog Leg gear knob, racing shift pattern iPhone 5 Case

This is the classic 901 racing gearbox shift pattern, also called “dog leg”. Many air-cooled 911 racing cars used this layout because it kept first gear away from the rest. The flat six was the most well-known for this. 5th gear (or the top gear) was in line with 4th, which made it very practical on the race track. Racing drivers loved it because it meant they four useful gears were at hand, while first was safely stowed away with reverse. Modern gearboxes don’t look like this any more. The transmission in a modern race car is different in the sense that it has more gears and the pattern is not of the dog leg type. This gear knob iPhone 5 cover is for classic air-cooled lovers, or those with fond memories of the old dog-leg transmission.
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Racing car speedometer, inspired by air-cooled 911 pinback button

Racing car speedometer, inspired by air-cooled 911 pinback button
This 911 speedometer comes straight from the seventies and was found on some of the most desirable air cooled racing cars of the era. The gauge features white lettering on a black face with a bright orange needle. The 73 RS, a very desirable racing car, had a slightly different instrument but in essence it contained the same information. Whereas the VW Beetle is perhaps the most well-known air cooled car, Porsche is probably the most respected on the race track, with specific reference to the legendary 911. It is important to note that Porsche won numerous victories at the Nurburgring, Le Mans, Sebring, Carrera Panamericana and other with their flat six engines. These air cooled cars made a name for themselves, mainly because of their power, handling and reliability. It is amazing to think that the winning racing driver would, on many occasions, have seen this speedometer in front of him! Any racing car enthusiast will immediately recognise this speedometer button. It will make an ideal gift for any racing driver or classic car lover, especially those interested in the legendary air cooled flat-six found in the 911!

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