Too bad that the 67.5 does not have the S/Brake knob and light. I am sure
that Phil Hall would figure out some way to make the Speed Brake functional
by making the airdam become an airbrake.
Darned NASA guys...... ;-)
Sidney Raper
1964 1500
1967 SRL311 00060
1967 SRL311 00076
Jacksonville Florida
http://www.geocities.com/roadsternut/index.html
>From: SPL311RDST@aol.com
>Reply-To: SPL311RDST@aol.com
>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: S/Brake Switch ??? - "special" options
>Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:29:23 EST
>
>In a message dated 11/28/01 10:25:10 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> >
> >
> > My wife asked me that question when we were dating back in '75. I told
> > her that the "B" stood for Bendix, the people that made very
> > sophisticated electronic gear. It was an automatic steering system that
> > tracked the lines painted on the road for hands off driving.
>
>Reminds me of when I was driving the 83 280ZX...... My kids were about 6 &
>8
>yo then and were curious about the big lever next to the pass seat (
>parking
>brake). I had them conviced that it was the control for the ejection seat,
>ala James Bond. I showed them how the T-top would pop off allowing your
>undesirable passenger to be removed quickly. They knew that one well, as
>their Mother may have "forced" them to watch silly old movies such as that.
>They bought the story, and it served well to keep their grubby little paws
>off of things in the car whilst driving. One day when taking a drive w/
>my
>dad ( was a 2+2 - we all fit) he started fiddling w/. the button on the
>end.
>You should have seen the look of terror on their faces... "GRANDPA - NO
>!!!!! " Their eyes got *t h i s b i g*. They thought he would go flying
>out of the car - never to be seen again. They dutifuly explained to him
>just
>what he was doing and why he shouldn't play with that lever. <G>
>
>I finally had to give in and explain to them... but they still think that
>the
>red light in the roadster is for the Bat-Mobile type smoke screen. ( but
>then again.... it could just be leaky valve seals )
>
>Laurie :-)
>70 SPL311
>AzROC
>Chandler, AZ
>
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