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Yes, it was a manual brake, and there could have been a hand pump also, that was used to pressurize the fuel tank, even in Indy cars of the period.
Rex Mays was my hero of the time, and he refused to use the belt because of his fear of being burned to death, guess what happened, from what I remember, he was thrown from the car, and died as he wished, I'm not sure about this, but it can be looked up I'm sure.
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