The d-type in these pics was built specifically for someone who was very thin, had longer legs, and a short torso (exactly my opposite). While I was able to drive the car it was not fun – actually it could be almost scary – as the steering wheel was very low in terms of its distance from the floor and it was very close to the dash. No worries, we had the room to move it up, and we figured we could simply extend the shaft to bring it closer to the driver. The shop recommended a quick release, as even with the steering wheel removed the car was not exactly easy to get in and out of. After looking through many options, everything that was available just did not look right or work right in the car. The shop owner (Denver Jag) is a long time vintage racer. He called one of his buddies and they built this aluminum quick release column over the past 4 months. it is simply amazing (other than being way to shiny).
You folks that can fab this kind of stuff simply blow me away.
(That’s my nephew in the goggles – love that!)
