53 years ago

[Mike Gaines]

 

[slimt]

Cool photo..

 

[Darter6]

Mike I always wondered if the car got out of shape, can it be controlled well with that small steering wheel ?
Looks scary to me.

 

[slimt]

Mike I always wondered if the car got out of shape, can it be controlled well with that small steering wheel ?
Looks scary to me.

Looks like just something to hang on to while leaning back in a lazy boy looks comfy in there..

 

[Ron H]

Looks like the coveted push button setup some of the legendary dragger's had back in the day? I have PB in my '63 Plymouth - only automatic I would have in my old ride, lot's of fun using the typewriter drive or punch box as others called it as I do cherish a good old 4 speed missing it.

 

[Budnicks]

Have anymore photos that we haven't seen recently...

back in the day

 

[66Satellite47]

Mike I always wondered if the car got out of shape, can it be controlled well with that small steering wheel ?
Looks scary to me.

Small wheel helps keep you from overcorrecting.

 

[Johnpat]

Great memories I'm sure

 

[Mike Gaines]

The small steering wheel was never an issue, even at 140+mph.
Yes, the pushbutton tower was because the car was originally a 1963 Max Wedge Liteweight with, of course, a pushbutton torqueflite. I fabricated the tower to house the pushbutton mechanism and it worked great.

 

[383man]

Very cool Mike !!! Damn that's a small steering wheel. Ron

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Mike,,,, your the MAN!! I also moved the shifter to the right side.

 

[Mike Gaines]

Very cool Mike !!! Damn that's a small steering wheel. Ron

It is all I had room for but....it worked great. The steering box was bolted to the frame and the steering column was rock solid. No problem at all. Kinda like a dragster steering wheel.