The Ford Barn

DaWizard · 12-24-2016, 08:05 PM

WOW!! This sure went sideways, I ask about brodie knob placement and get "Haters on Harleys"

Ok guys, time to get it back on track, where DID you place yours?

Mitch//pa · 12-24-2016, 08:13 PM

I enjoyed that Dick,, the wifeee was on the other couch saying what the hell are u watching. Lol.

Tacoma Bob · 12-24-2016, 08:16 PM

Neckers nob here in Washington state. I have my dad's on our Tudor. He told me they were illegal here because a man's French cuff links would catch. I'm a rightie but find that the 10 o'clock position works best for me when I'm on a long haul (freeway). I simply hold it with my finger tips and just Toole along.

DougVieyra · 12-24-2016, 09:41 PM

I am left handed - so my Brodie/Suicide/Spinner knob was placed at 10 0'clock on the steering wheel.

I have not had one on the car/steering wheel since 1963, and would never have one on the car again.

Tom Wesenberg · 12-25-2016, 12:52 AM

As Mitch said, it is tough on the tank mount, besides leaving marks in the steering wheel, and being something to stab you in an accident. I had a knob with a girly picture that I bought when I was in the 7th grade. It was probably Marilyn Monroe, and I don't know what ever happened to that knob, but I paid 79 cents for it at the local Western Auto store.

5851a · 12-25-2016, 11:48 AM

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I'm a righty, but only used them in trucks and were at the 10 O'clock as you needed the right hand for shifting and the left for cranking. Worked good in that situation.

ursus · 12-25-2016, 12:48 PM

Back in the 1960's our brief high school driver training course was taught by an old and long-retired Oregon state cop. He called it a "suicide knob" and made it clear that it's use was limited to a certain class of society and it presence during a traffic stop prompted law enforcement to look more closely at the contents of the vehicle, especially the driver. A friend that had one on his hot rod 38 Buick took it off immediately.

Rex_A_Lott · 12-25-2016, 01:33 PM

I always thought it funny that they were considered unsafe.

When I was still a teenager I drove an order-picker in a cotton mill warehouse and it didnt even have a steering wheel, just an arm with one of those knobs on the end, and yes, you needed that other hand to work the controls.

J Franklin · 12-25-2016, 01:54 PM

Now days if the police see something wrong you find yourself flat on the ground in the street or dirt with a gun or tazer pointed at you. Is that worth an illegal accessory? No more Mayberry!

C26Pinelake · 12-25-2016, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaWizard

WOW!! This sure went sideways, I ask about brodie knob placement and get "Haters on Harleys"

Ok guys, time to get it back on track, where DID you place yours?

Ya right, you were the guy on a previous post that said opinions were not welcome and then they run you out of town! The machinist if I recall! Wayne

Walt Ebie · 12-25-2016, 08:03 PM

Check the website "suicideknob.net" and you can see a list of all states and their law (with references) for these. Here in Ohio, there is no law. Check yours if need be.....better safe than ticketed.

mike657894 · 12-25-2016, 08:52 PM

thank you for that walt ebie I was incorrect going off what I had been told by elders. I read through that list and they seem to be legal nearly everywhere. with two small partial exceptions

Lona · 12-26-2016, 08:33 AM

In New Jersey, we called them "lovers knobs". We put them at the 10 o'clock position so the right arm could go around the girl sitting close by your side. No seat belts of course. They still sell them at our local John Deere store in nice JD colors.

Glen

Lona · 12-27-2016, 10:13 AM

I have been following this thread and was surprised that one of my sons picked this up at Sears as a Christmas present for me. I thought they were outlawed in Virginia. Tempted to put it on our roadster but it will likely go on the lawn tractor since we have a lot of trees to mow around.

Glen

amodel25 · 12-27-2016, 01:18 PM

Besides my Model "A", I ride a Harley, own three vehicles with dual exhaust including a '51 Ford six with a split manifold and glass packs (and a "neckers knob"). Am I too much of a low life to be on this forum???

Tom Wesenberg · 12-27-2016, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amodel25

Besides my Model "A", I ride a Harley, own three vehicles with dual exhaust including a '51 Ford six with a split manifold and glass packs (and a "neckers knob"). Am I too much of a low life to be on this forum???

Just stick around...........we'll set you straight.

12-24-2016, 08:05 PM	#21
DaWizard BANNED Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Dizzyland Ca Posts: 332	Re: Where did you put yours? WOW!! This sure went sideways, I ask about brodie knob placement and get "Haters on Harleys" Ok guys, time to get it back on track, where DID you place yours?

12-24-2016, 08:13 PM	#22
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Where did you put yours? I enjoyed that Dick,, the wifeee was on the other couch saying what the hell are u watching. Lol.

12-24-2016, 08:16 PM	#23
Tacoma Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,027	Re: Where did you put yours? Neckers nob here in Washington state. I have my dad's on our Tudor. He told me they were illegal here because a man's French cuff links would catch. I'm a rightie but find that the 10 o'clock position works best for me when I'm on a long haul (freeway). I simply hold it with my finger tips and just Toole along.

12-24-2016, 09:41 PM	#24
DougVieyra Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Eureka, California Posts: 1,716	Re: Where did you put yours? I am left handed - so my Brodie/Suicide/Spinner knob was placed at 10 0'clock on the steering wheel. I have not had one on the car/steering wheel since 1963, and would never have one on the car again.

12-25-2016, 12:52 AM	#25
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Where did you put yours? As Mitch said, it is tough on the tank mount, besides leaving marks in the steering wheel, and being something to stab you in an accident. I had a knob with a girly picture that I bought when I was in the 7th grade. It was probably Marilyn Monroe, and I don't know what ever happened to that knob, but I paid 79 cents for it at the local Western Auto store.

12-25-2016, 11:48 AM	#26
5851a Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: NE Iowa Posts: 1,666	Re: Where did you put yours? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I'm a righty, but only used them in trucks and were at the 10 O'clock as you needed the right hand for shifting and the left for cranking. Worked good in that situation.

12-25-2016, 12:48 PM	#27
ursus Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,377	Re: Where did you put yours? Back in the 1960's our brief high school driver training course was taught by an old and long-retired Oregon state cop. He called it a "suicide knob" and made it clear that it's use was limited to a certain class of society and it presence during a traffic stop prompted law enforcement to look more closely at the contents of the vehicle, especially the driver. A friend that had one on his hot rod 38 Buick took it off immediately.

12-25-2016, 01:33 PM	#28
Rex_A_Lott Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Upstate South Carolina Posts: 794	Re: Where did you put yours? I always thought it funny that they were considered unsafe. When I was still a teenager I drove an order-picker in a cotton mill warehouse and it didnt even have a steering wheel, just an arm with one of those knobs on the end, and yes, you needed that other hand to work the controls.

12-25-2016, 01:54 PM	#29
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,975	Re: Where did you put yours? Now days if the police see something wrong you find yourself flat on the ground in the street or dirt with a gun or tazer pointed at you. Is that worth an illegal accessory? No more Mayberry!

12-25-2016, 08:03 PM	#31
Walt Ebie Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: East Canton, OH Posts: 168	Re: Where did you put yours? Check the website "suicideknob.net" and you can see a list of all states and their law (with references) for these. Here in Ohio, there is no law. Check yours if need be.....better safe than ticketed.

12-25-2016, 08:52 PM	#32
mike657894 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Bay City Michigan Posts: 1,050	Re: Where did you put yours? thank you for that walt ebie I was incorrect going off what I had been told by elders. I read through that list and they seem to be legal nearly everywhere. with two small partial exceptions

12-26-2016, 08:33 AM	#33
Lona Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Gloucester, Va Posts: 464	Re: Where did you put yours? In New Jersey, we called them "lovers knobs". We put them at the 10 o'clock position so the right arm could go around the girl sitting close by your side. No seat belts of course. They still sell them at our local John Deere store in nice JD colors. Glen __________________ '31 Model A Deluxe Roadster '31 Chrysler Model 70 Sedan '88 Pontiac Fiero GT '36 Auburn Boattail Speedster replica

12-27-2016, 01:18 PM	#35
amodel25 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Crowley, TX Posts: 328	Re: Where did you put yours? Besides my Model "A", I ride a Harley, own three vehicles with dual exhaust including a '51 Ford six with a split manifold and glass packs (and a "neckers knob"). Am I too much of a low life to be on this forum???