Features Show us your Neckers Knob

Does anybody use one of these things anymore? Show us yours!

 

I'll be the first to admit i was a fng and had to look up what a necker knob was.

In my area theyre refered to as spinner knobs and are illegal to use on public roads. Yet theyre sold at every auto parts store..

Nathan

 

Around here they are mostly on farm equipment, and are illegal on road vehicles unless it is a farm truck or driven by a disabled person who requires a spinner knob.

 

We called them brody knobs or cheater knobs.

 

I have a few..

This is the one I am using currently - it's a swing-away type (box is in the garage and I can't remember the brand).



-Dave

 

more pics ??

 

Re: Show us your Neckers Knob

Can we really show that on here ?
I'll have to borrow a wide angle lens someplace, I guess.

 

I've always heard it called a suicide knob or spinner knob.

I've got an old one from the 60's of Marilyn Monroe (who doesn't) that's been in my 56 Fairlane since forever.

 

They were called "brodie knobs", "spinner knobs", "suicide knobs" among other things. They were very popular in the 50's, almost every rod or custom I saw had one.

They are legal in most states since steering wheel attachments just aren't mentioned in most codes. A lot of the 18-wheeler crowd use them. I like them for nostalgic reasons and, like fuzzy dice, remind me of the old days.
I mount mine on the inside of the steering wheel, that way if you let go of the wheel and it wants to spin back to center, it won't bash your hand or wrist.

Cutting a brodie, or laying a brodie was a lot like doing a burnout is today, only it involved steering the car with the steering wheel and the throttle in order to lay a nice circular patch of rubber on the school parki......er, I mean a deserted street.

Not a great view of it but here's mine......

 

They are frowned upon with the law enforcement in our city. HRP

 

Mine's on the shelf, in charge of collecting dust. Nothing fancy, just has a compass in it. I had it on a 51 Ford ragtop/Caddy 331 in high school. I also mounted it to the inside for similar reasoning to Waldo53. Idea was that you could steer pretty well with your left hand while you had your right arm otherwise occupied by your girlfriend's shoulder or hand. I also used to practice emergency maneuvers in the parkin....uh....abandoned street, much to the detriment of my tire budget.

 

I've put one on a ski boat, a forklift, and a lawn tractor. Drilled through the steering wheels.

Clamp-ons don't stay put for me. I abuse them.

 

I've used necking gear on a Model A

Regards
Greg Hornbostel

 

I call em a SOB knob cause I had one on a 55 stude when I was in high school in the 60's and while fishtailing around a corner on a gravel road I let go of the steering wheel and the SOB like to broke my hand!

 

They are illegal for a reason -- especially if you happen to be wearing a loose fitting jacket and the knob catches on the pocket in the middle of a turn. . .

 

I have one that has an ambient temp gauge in it. Not installed but sitting on the shelf.

 

I've heard of them being referred to as suicide knobs here in NY, but I'm too young to have ever used one. Never owned a car that had one installed. I always thought they were cool as hell, though.

 

My Dad always called them "knuckle busters" because they would give you a good wack if you let go of the wheel after a turn.

 

I'll be using this one on the Tudor!

 

I heard that you needed a zoom.

Man you walked right into that one, you did know I was online didn';t you?

Called them thumb busters when I was comming up. I think I got a pic of one that I sent to Austrailia for one of the fellas a year or so back. let me see if I can find it.

Shazaam found 'em. Some of the stuff is missing but the thumb breaker is there. This is the real deal old timmy one.

 

Necking knob? Illegal in Aus too.
Great on a forklift truck, though!

 

Nothing flash, Santay foldaway. Stored for future use?

 

Love em'! Dont currently have a vehicle with one but my next build is gonna be some sort of sled so it will be a priority.

 

Necker Knob Huh? Not exactly what we called them in Oklahoma City but it did begin with an "N" and sorta rhymed with Necker. Boy times have changed since the 50's

 

man i dont have any pics of it but i made one out of a skateboard wheel, it was pretty cool but it went with the car

 

Here is one I own with a picture of a doll from the 1950's

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/Badge01/003-4.jpg

 

We called them the same in Houston, matter of fact they are still called that by the dudes that use them today..

 

Sorry no pix, my uninstalled Brody knob is a drilled out "11" ball - for no other reason than it's red and white, looks the same upside down and eleven doesn't have any negative connotations that I know of. Gary

 

Not that could be distracting. Keep both hands on the wheel!

 

Not a chance...