Center Console

[MikeD]

For a car that relies so heavily on visual accuracy compared to the original, the center console and shifter/e brake tunnel look completely out of place. Can these be change/removed to more accurately duplicate the original cars??

[JimmyMac]

Mike,
The handbrake is no problem and easy to fit under the dash.
There were two types of original handbrakes -
The Ford Zephyr MkIII, a pull handle type or the stronger Ford Anglia lever version fitted horizontally but in my view this is ugly and takes up a lot of space.

Frank Catt has done a lot of work fitting original shifters to the side well and a thread was started recently.
Relocation of the shift heavily depends on whether you are going for universal linkages or cables to shift your gears.

[Rick Muck- Mark IV]

Not sure what options SPF offers but remember that the original style handbrake under the dash is not legal most places as all it did was apply the master cylinders to lock the calipers. Most regulations call for the "emergency brake/parking brake" to be a separate system. SPF/Hi-Tech use rear calipers with built in mechanical parking brake activation that requires a considerable leverage force from an activating handle, I don't think you could do that from the dash, the lever forces would be high and the activation cables would be difficult to package and route.

There must be some tradeoffs to make the vehicles road legal and this seems to be one of them.

Rick

[JimmyMac]

Mike,
A small separate parking brake caliper is you answer.
Here is one as fitted to an original car.