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John Brown 08-17-2010 07:29 AM

Re: Old Street Scenes
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Canuck</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...MoreSS/c96.jpg

What up with the lever bolted to the underside of the dash? Improvised cruise control?</div></div>

I'm betting it's an early hand operated brake control. I saw a few of those before Hurst came up with the line lock. Dick Brannan (local to South Bend) was smarter than most and rigged up a Studebaker &quot;Hill Holder&quot; solenoid on his 63 Ford light weight car, and connected it to the clutch pedal. Don't wanna be rolling out of the staging beams you know.

Verne_Frantz 08-17-2010 01:16 PM

Re: Old Street Scenes
 
That's the Frank Sanders Z-11. Home made roll control at the starting line.
Verne

markjohnson 08-17-2010 11:39 PM

Re: Old Street Scenes
 
Well, 'ya beat me to the punch Verne! I had a suspicion that was the Frank Sander '63 Z-11 in that interior shot. I can recall when that car was discovered back in the Eighties with only 2200 miles on the odometer! I think it was Spurlock who was able to acquire it back then. That particular car also qualified 2nd at the 1963 AHRA Winternationals at Beeline with 11.93 @ 119 MPH. That was a fast Z-11, especially so early in the season!

al8apex 08-18-2010 02:50 AM

Re: Old Street Scenes
 
my 70 Z28 in the late 70's / early 80's at a street Solo event in Fountain Hills, AZ

not much &quot;street scenes&quot; to the picture (picture of a picture with the reflections ...), but some opposite lock to control the high speed &quot;drift&quot; that was going on:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26...btrfhillsa.jpg

Xplantdad 08-18-2010 04:49 AM

Re: Old Street Scenes
 
Cool picture Jim!

mockingbird812 08-18-2010 05:53 AM

Re: Old Street Scenes
 
Great shot Jim. What is a &quot;street solo event&quot;?

StriperSS 08-18-2010 05:55 AM

Re: Old Street Scenes
 
Street Solo would be an autocross or slalom event. I competed in those back in the late 70's, early 80's with a 67 Malibu. Got some photos somewhere.

mockingbird812 08-18-2010 07:08 AM

Re: Old Street Scenes
 
Looks like fun Jim. You can feel the action in that shot. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]

al8apex 08-18-2010 07:57 AM

Re: Old Street Scenes
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: StriperSS</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Street Solo would be an autocross or slalom event. </div></div>

correct, one car on the course at a time trying for the best time

penalties for hitting cones (the course markers)

they are called autox, autocross, Solo, Solo 2, Solo II, slalom, etc

a timed event with no fender &quot; rubbin' &quot;

you turn right and left, then right, maybe left again, etc

no straight stuff per se, some straights, but basically a miniature road course timed event

Bill Pritchard 08-19-2010 02:03 AM

Re: Old Street Scenes
 
Jim, did they run that event on the streets of Fountain Hills? Curious as we owned a home there in FH for 11 yrs, albeit many years after that event took place.


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