Well, my 66 B came with an extremely well-broken-in wood-rim wheel, with
matching aluminum-with-wood-insert door pulls, but that does not mean they
were factory or dealer options. After all, the car was 22 years old (with
139K miles) when I bought it. Just because your car was low mileage doesn't
mean a previous owner (maybe even the original owner) hadn't felt inspired
to personalize it. After all, I don't think anyone could tell the difference
between a 20-year-old steering wheel and one that was 22 years old...
Thinking about it, it strikes me that a fancy wood rim steering wheel is
precisely the sort of thing that an affectionate spouse might buy their
newly-MG-besotted mate for a Christmas present (wildly speculating here)..
on 3/6/02 8:05 AM, David Councill at dcouncil@imt.net wrote:
> I am thinking this steering wheel was actually stock or an after market
> wheel put on the car before it was sold in 1967. This is because I have one
> just like it on my 67 BGT. I bought the 67BGT a few years ago, low mileage
> and overall fairly original. The wheel as well as the interior was well
> weathered, telling me the steering wheel itself was quite old.
>
> Anyone else?
>
> David
> 67 BGT
> 72 B
>
> At 12:37 AM 3/6/2002 -0600, Patton Dickson wrote:
>> I was out in the garage looking on my 67 MGB for some obscure place that
>> the original paint color was still showing that wasn't painted over by the
>> PO. This was the first time I had the Clausager book in my hand while
>> digging around in the car, and it was apparent that my steering wheel
>> wasn't stock for 67. I first assumed that this was a later wheel somehow
>> put on an early car (like the engine and transmission), but it only has
>> three holes per spoke and the factory one has five. It actually looks
>> close to the MGB LE wheel, but not quite right.
>>
>> I can tell that the rim is damaged underneath the tape and I know I will
>> have to replace it or repair it. If I can't repair this one, I would like
>> to get the same wheel since I like the looks and I wouldn't have to buy a
>> new adapter. What throws me is the horn push appears to be the factory part
>> for a 67.
>>
>> There is a plastic spacer (unfortunately cracked) that is between the push
>> and the wheel hub that I don't see in the catalogs. Is this some sort of
>> adapter to use the factory horn push on an aftermarket wheel? Any idea
>> what brand I have?
>>
>> Pictures can be found
>>
>> http://carport.virtualave.net/67mgb/Steeringanddash.jpg
>> http://carport.virtualave.net/67mgb/dash.jpg
>> http://carport.virtualave.net/67mgb/Shifter.jpg
>>
>> Thanks again,
>>
>> Patton
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>> Patton Dickson - Richmond, TX
>> 1965 Corvair Monza 110/4sp 'vert
>> 1967 MGB MK I Roadster
>> http://carport.virtualave.net/
>
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