Well who hasn’t driven a car without a steering wheel?
It was funny until I saw this. The jerk should be incarcerated for a very long time.
That guy was so stoned he thought his steering wheel was on the right side of the car! ;)
Vise grips are one of those essential tools when you drive a beater. Having no steering wheel does have a positive side, if you hide the vise grips, how many kids are going to steal your car for a joy ride?
One of my secrets for driving in crime infested cities is to take a car that looks like its next trip is to the scrapyard. Keep plenty of trash on the passenger side and very few are going to give the car a second look.
The rustoleum accents over any rust adds to the effect. Don’t use a spray can though. Use a brush.
Probably pawned the wheel for meth money.
Well, if you are going to get stopped for 1 thing, might as well go for broke. Flat tires, expired license and vise grip steering wheel. Cool.
The car was unregistered and uninsured and was the subject of a defect notice not to be driven.
Further investigation revealed the car had been involved in a non-fatal hit and run minutes earlier.
The driver, 38, was found to be driving while disqualified and tested positive for methylamphetamine and cannabis, police said.
He was arrested and faces seven charges, including failing to stop at the scene of a crash and driving while disqualified.If only he'd had enough foresight to kidnap a thirteen-year-old girl, he'd have been qualified for high elective office.
I had a 1960 dodge panel truck, flathead 6 with 3 on the tree.
the tree kept braking...I had the shift lever welded to the shaft that runs along the steering column numerous time, and each time this lasted for a few days....I finally just used a large pair of vise-grips.....
sometime you have to do what you have to do.....
I’ve driven my share of beaters. One car that I had when I was stationed in Germany lost its reverse gear and I drove it for a couple of months like that. I had another car that the battery went dead and I couldn’t afford to replace it until payday. One day when push starting it in the parking lot in back of my apartment building, when jumping into the drivers seat, I hit the side of my head on the door frame and just about knocked myself out. I was starting to black out as the car was rolling into the street, but managed to shake it off and stayed conscious!
I hit a stump out in the woods which took out the clutch cable and brake line. I could only shift out of reverse by backing the car up a hill, stopping the engine, and then shifting while the engine was stopped. I could restart the engine in gear since it was then pointing down hill. I shifted gears using only the throttle to match the engine speed to the car speed to take any torque off the driveline. Stop lights were the most difficult. With no brakes or clutch, I had to adjust speed to reach all of the intersections with green lights. I had to run through stop signs in low gear. I was fully prepared to shut off the engine and drive into the ditch for any emergencies (which didn't happen).
I think I can top this. Many years ago a cousin of mine who was an auto mechanic actually rigged a car for a practical joke on his spouse who often complained of his driving. He built in a steering system into the floor of his car that allowed him to steer with his feet and arranged for the steering wheel to come off. Then, when she started complaining, he handed her the steering wheel and said, “OK, then, you steer it!”
Damn, I would have wanted to be in the car to witness that one!
Holden = an Oz Chevy
Was he arrested by the Vice Cops?
Before I even saw the picture, I knew that it would be Vice-Grips! They’re like metal duct tape - good for many things!
Believe it or not, I knew a guy who did that once. It was an emergency, he was stuck out in the woods, so maybe he was justified. He didn’t hit anyone and made it safely home, and he didn’t have flat tires either, just no steering wheel and before you ask I can’t remember what actually happened to the steering wheel. Vise grips are versatile tools:)