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Old 01-07-2005, 12:47 PM   #72 (permalink)
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Originally posted by Barney Jr
I assume this is about "necker Knob at 5'o'clock"...

Necker knobs used to be common back in "the old days" - especially before power steering. It's a knob that's clamped to the steering wheel. To turn the wheel, you grab the necker knob with one hand, and crank the wheel as you would using a crank handle (the knob rotates on it's shaft).

It was handy so that you could drive down the road, steering with your arm around your girl friend (necking)...
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