Found this sticker on the drivers side floor of a 79 5 spd. Never seen it before. I'm guessing it is used at time of assembly to delineate auto vs stick... Anyone else have one??

 

Maybe to help workers get the car in the right gear?

 

Rarest one I've seen

 

dimensions?

 

I think it's pretty funny that it has a 928 part number... which isn't on 928 Specialists site.

 

I agree with Scuba Steve. It was probably for line workers to remember that 1st is DOWN! Can you imagine the guy starting a fresh 928 off the line to take it to the lot, putting into what he thinks is 1st gear, revs it and BAM! smacks the car behind him! Pretty cool! What's the vin on that car?

 

Andrew, dont you have to push down to shift into reverse?

Cool sticker though...a first on here!

 

I think it's for the line workers because the path the 1st is in bold while R is also large. Stickers are cheap, it probably only took them a couple of 'incidents' to figure out that yelling at workers isn't a very good solution and that if you give them a visual they won't foul it up.

I'm an engineer - I do this stuff for a living

 

Nope! You're thinking volkswagen. We need to get you out in a 5-speed!

Edit: Actually everytime I let some drive my 928 (that's not familiar with the 928 shift pattern) I tell them about 1st gear being down. 1st stop and they forget and invariably put it into reverse. So I'd put the money on it being a dumb**** reminder...

 

I assume Scott took the picture either from the open door or the driver's seat... why is the sticker upside down?
I keep trying to put my dad's Saab into reverse on the highway. In the 928 5th is back right and in the Jeep 6th is back right. It's a good thing the Saab has a reverse lock out that you have to lift.

 

Pic was taken from outside the drivers door.

I doubt it was placed there for the yutz to put the car in gear. More likely put there to tell assembly line workers which cars were destined for a 5 spd and which for automatics, as the bodies are different.

to me

 

But Scott, why would R and 1 be in bold if not to call out their relative position?

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