Transmission shaft
Transmission shaft

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1.The vehicles
 Blades on rear wheels - Control by right-hand lever - Scoop on transmission shaft at gearbox output - Dual-action right pedal (clutch and brake)...
 
2.The vehicles
 And yet the design was revolutionary.Louis equipped his car with an ingenious invention : a new " direct-drive " transmission system, with a gearbox driving a transmission shaft coupled to the rear wheels via a universal joint.. No more chains and belts.. Brakes :... Footbrake on transmission shaft, operated from clutch pedal, and handbrake operating on wheels.