1959 flxible...wheres the clutch pedal

[bronson]

Looking at pics of a 1959 flxible and I can see the shifter but not a clutch pedal. What am I missing and what is the spring on the shifter shaft?

[HB of CJ]

I don't see a clutch pedal either.  The old Flexies had a very restricted foot pedal area.  If you had big feet or were wearing pointed cowboy boots you could NOT depress the clutch pedal all the way to the floor board.  Too narrow.  Your toe would hang up on the lower dash panel.  Yep.  I do not see any auto tranny shifter either.  Strange.

[Jeremy]

Could it be a pre-selector gearbox? Many British buses of this era had them

Jeremy

[chessie4905]

Maybe it has an air operated clutch with a treadle like my ACF Brill had and it is hidden by the seat.

[Geoff]

The clutch pedal has to be there, it is just hidden by the seat and steering column.  It is probably a curved pedal shaft that goes down into the floor 90 degrees so the picture cuts it out.

Are we bored here?

[Oonrahnjay]

...Are we bored here?

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[CrabbyMilton]

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Well, I'm bored too.

[chessie4905]

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[CrabbyMilton]

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[6805eagleguy]

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[CrabbyMilton]

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[Jim Blackwood]

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[CrabbyMilton]

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[bronson]

As a teacher, I want my students to ask any question that comes to mind. I am not an expert on 1959 buses nor do I ever plan on being. My friend and I had shared pics of this bus and he asked what kind of transmission it had because he didnt see a clutch pedal. We are both over 50 and involved in the trucking industry. Thank you to those that seriously answered my question. I actually thought that there may be some kind of air clutch or something. I will gladly eat my humble pie for asking such a stupid question. Any of you that said the data tag was fake or that I had a worthless piece of junk in my recently acquired 1965 GMC model spa5 from custom coach are welcome to join me . There is plenty of humble pie for you also.

[CrabbyMilton]

Perhaps it does have automatic but they retained the same lever for nostalgia.
I was on a bus once that was repowered with a modern gasoline engine
and automatic and they kept the same style shift lever.