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Ühe teise foorumi kustomiteemas tõusis küsimus, et kus siis auto rool on ja tegin seepeale veel ühe lisapostituse.


Nagu paljudel tollaegsetel kustomitel, siis oli ka sellel juhtimine modifitseeritud (näiteks Golden Sahara oli ju ka juhitav mitmel eri 
viisil - rool, joystick, sõrmega puutetundlikul plaadil, häälkäsklusega, autost väljas puldist jne).

Predictal olid pedaalid mõlemal pool ja seda sai seega juhtida mõlemalt istmelt, sest "rool" on see kroomitud pulk keskkonsoolis.
Keeramine toimus lükates ja tõmmates. Kusjuures auto oli aastaid kasutuses dailydriverina ja liikus ka päris hästi edasi, sest HEMI 
oli piisavalt krapsakas.



"Starbird fabricated and installed a “tiller” steering system: Capable of being steered from either seat, the car could be directed by pushing 
or pulling on a chromed rectangular shaft that emerged through a chromed panel between the seats. That steering shaft was connected to 
a ’56 Thunderbird steering box flipped on its side, which in turn actuated a full time power steering unit from a ’57 Chrysler connected to 
the steering crosslink. The car could be driven from either seat, since both sides of the passengers’ compartment had gas and brake pedals. 
Despite the lack of power assist, Starbird reports that the car was easy to steer, even at low speeds."

"The car was not just another candied show cruiser. To meet some criticism, Starbird showed up with the car (in its second version) at the 
1960 Kansas City AHRA National drag meet, and drove the Hemi powered show car down the strip with the top in place. The timing lights revealed 
that Starbird hit a measured speed of 101 mph, and with tiller steering! So much for the critics."



Siin lingil on päris põhjalik ajalugu Predicta erinevate eluetappide kohta:
http://thepredictaproject.org/?page_id=534


Veel üks huvitav triviakild:
"In 1960, Darryl was doing the show circut with Ed Roth. Darryl was getting $500 per show with the Predicta. Ed Roth was getting $250 per show 
with the Outlaw. But Ed was also selling T-shirts. A year later, Ed built the Beatnik Bandit. Ed even named one of his kids after Darryl. Most people 
believe that Ed Roth built the first Bubbletop car. Not."

500$ oli kuuekümnendate alguses päris suur raha ning kui auto valmis sai, siis tuuritas see 17. nädalat mööda näitusi viieteistkümnes osariigis. 
Kuid see oli alles algus, sest hilisematel aastakümnetel tuuritas see ju veel aastaid.