Private company

Self-Changing Gears

British company

Self-Changing Gears was a British company, set up and owned equally by Walter Gordon Wilson and John Davenport Siddeley, to develop and exploit the Wilson or pre-selector gearbox. Self-Changing Gears designed, built and licensed transmissions for various applications including light and heavy road vehicles, military, marine, and rail vehicles as well as motor racing cars.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

East London Routemaster RM1968 (ALD 968B) 30 June 2008 heritage route 15 Ludgate Hill
Photo: surprise truck, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Self-Changing Gears was a British company, set up and owned equally by Walter Gordon Wilson and John Davenport Siddeley, to develop and exploit the Wilson or pre-selector gearbox. Self-Changing Gears designed, built and licensed transmissions for various applications including light and heavy road vehicles, military, marine, and rail vehicles as well as motor racing cars.2

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