Those gearknobs remind me when I had my AC Cobra replica - the 1st time I took my wife for a spin - was on the westgate fwy here and I gave it a bootful coming onto an on-ramp. She turned to me with a terrified look on her face and said 'Frank , Frank ... what's that burning smell ??!!'.
I had a grin ear-to-ear and just turned and said 'Rubber, Baby , Rubber ...'.
I just had the paxton fitted with still had the skinny tyres on the back for the roadworthy and left a cloud of smoke about 100 ft long.
Not something I would do in broad daylight today I dont think.
Cheers,
Frank.