Reminds me of the story I read about Stirling Moss and some other race car
drivers going
out in a 4-door "saloon" with killer doors (or "clap hands" doors, I think they
call them
in the UK) - Moss was driving, and had the two in the back opening the doors at
strategic
moments for additional braking. Had to be hell on the door handles - and this
was in the
days before mandatory seat belts!
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
Thomas - Sweden wrote:
> The trunklid hinges should be at the rear end to make an effective
> air brake. Dont try this at home ;-)
>
> Thomas
>
> sidney raper wrote:
>
> > 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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