Vintage Chrysler Driving Simulator

[Car Nut]

This is cool...

 

[747mopar]

That is cool but what was the purpose, driver training?

 

[Big Bad Dad]

I remember one that had 1950's Ford dashboard and steering wheel stuff when I was a kid.

 

[odcics2]

I got a mint seat skin off one to restore my car...
A-100 seat!!

 

[Dako]

The highschool I went to had a trailer classroom full. We did a certain number of simulator hrs to account for the required behind the wheel time by the state. Last I heard they still had 'something' in place...if they are the same ones, I don't know. I can remember burying the speedometer for the entire class. There were counting machines at the back of the class, and we used to see who could get the highest number of infractions in one class. Ah, good times.

 

[The Rebel]

That's really cool!

 

[snakeyes]

A while back I had posted some of these for sale and a story about them also some that where on ebay .

 

[Speedbird]

No manual transmissions?

 

[odcics2]

Most of the ones built in 68 to 70 were stripped of their woodgrain steering wheels.
And the seats ended up in 68 Dart - Cuda hemi clones!

 

[Pete Kaczmarski]

No manual transmissions?

Look close, it was a dual system. We had 1973/1974 Full Size Chev dashes. They were housed in a professionally converted 50" or so mobile home. You watched the screen ahead of all of the simulators. I remember they were computer controlled that recorded your mistakes against the video. I also remember getting around that by two footed driving simultaneously. Many school districts would rent the simulator trailer a couple times a year as needed. A few years ago in central Wisconsin there was a complete unit with all equipment inside and functioning in the trailer on Craigs. It was removed after awhile and I hope it went to someone who appreciated it. By the way I used the unit described in 1977.

 

[Budnicks]

We had ones very much like those in HS
if not exactly like tose
circa 1975 when I was in DT

 

[Officer Higgins]

The chevy ones were really simple.. You just pretend that your driving to the junkyard. Then bam in real life your walking again buy a chevy buy the best drive a mile then walk the rest.

 

[Bb70charger500]

I want one!

 

[33 IMP]

Column shift auto AND a floor shift and clutch pedal ? What??!!.

 

[YY1]

I'll take one too


we had 79-ish gm malibu sims but the actual car we drove was a fairmont with a brake pedal on the passenger's side.

 

[Pat Reynolds]

I just obtained one. Mint wheel on it. Horn button is missing and shoulder harness.

 

[Pete Kaczmarski]

I just obtained one. Mint wheel on it. Horn button is missing and shoulder harness.

story please......

 

[odcics2]

Easy.
He hit the lottery.

 

[71dodgechargerrt]

Nice score.

 

[YY1]

Yeah, shipping and cost......