Hi everyone!
I have just joined this site as I have an early VDP 1.5 in the garage and hope to get it back on the road this year. There is a problem with the 4 speed ap auto box (why I garaged it ten years ago...) and wondered if anyone could point me in direction of the fault before I get ripped off by gearbox specialists...

The car started to make a metallic grinding noise under load, quickly developed power loss up hills and finally all forward drive.

Could it be fluid flywheel or the torque converter? I know nothing about auto boxes but I like this one and would rather keep it than change the engine and box, especially as the engine is a peach.

Pleased to hear any replies.

Cheers