On Thu, 9 Dec 2010 11:51:58 -0800, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:

>I was thinking of the PTO nose cone for the syncro...Quite rare, but
>less so in europe, and for some reason, Norway.

Alastair,
I seem to recall that syncros with P.T.O.s were supplied to Finland, where
the presence of a P.T.O. enabled the vehicle to be registered as a tractor,
thus avoiding the import duties otherwise applicable.

Bill