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Listers and David,=20
I love the =E2=80=9CPersona"l steering wheel that came with my 67 BGT =
Special Edition!
14=E2=80=9D in diameter, a nice light wood color, 3 holed aluminum =
spokes and the car is easy to park with it.
Keep your eyes out for one=E2=80=A6
Cheers,
Dave Houser
Brooksville, FL
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> On May 6, 2016, at 11:09 AM, David Councill via Mgs =
<mgs@autox.team.net> wrote:
>=20
> I have been restoring a 1964 MGB (my non-winter daily driver). It =
needed a steering wheel when I brought it back to life several years ago =
after it sat in the previous owner=E2=80=99s garage for about 30 years. =
So I purchased the original style (banjo) steering wheel since I have =
never had one in my many years of MG ownership plus I try to keep the =
cars fairly original. What I did not realize is how big they are in =
diameter plus I liked the feel of the smaller loaner steering wheel I =
had been using that belonged to my son. Having several MGBs, I =
determined my preferred steering wheel diameter to be 14=E2=80=9D-15=E2=80=
=9D, leaning more to 14=E2=80=9D (13=E2=80=9D being too small).
> =20
> So now I have been watching for steering wheels, preferably wood. =
Although I have looked at the modern Moto-Lita and other variants, I =
found a used steering wheel on Ebay, Styla brand, but it has a few =
defects, comes with the entire column, and would cost about the same as =
a new Moto-Lita for the whole thing. So now I have been focusing on a =
period correct after-market wood steering wheel (14-15=E2=80=9D) as the =
preferred option. But I can=E2=80=99t seem to find much information on =
vintage steering wheels. There is the Les Leston brand but I haven=E2=80=99=
t seen any for sale the past few months. The Styla brand looks good if I =
can find one at a decent price. I have now located a =E2=80=9CSuperior =
Performance=E2=80=9D steering wheel that has promise but the boss is =
plain (no logo) and the seller is not sure it has the correct boss =E2=80=93=
and that could be a problem since I cannot tell what kind of boss might =
work if I had to replace it.
> =20
> So I=E2=80=99ll ask the list what any of you might now of 1960s wood =
steering wheels used on the MGB and any sources of such to help in my =
search.
> =20
> David Councill
> 64 MGB
> 67 MGBGT
> 72 MGB
> =20
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class=3D"">Listers and David, <div class=3D"">I love the =
=E2=80=9CPersona"l steering wheel that came with my 67 BGT Special =
Edition!<div class=3D"">14=E2=80=9D in diameter, a nice light wood =
color, 3 holed aluminum spokes and the car is easy to park with =
it.</div><div class=3D"">Keep your eyes out for one=E2=80=A6</div><div =
class=3D"">Cheers,</div><div class=3D"">Dave Houser</div><div =
class=3D"">Brooksville, FL</div><div class=3D""> <br =
class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On =
May 6, 2016, at 11:09 AM, David Councill via Mgs <<a =
href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">I have =
been restoring a 1964 MGB (my non-winter daily driver). It needed a =
steering wheel when I brought it back to life several years ago after it =
sat in the previous owner=E2=80=99s garage for about 30 years. So I =
purchased the original style (banjo) steering wheel since I have never =
had one in my many years of MG ownership plus I try to keep the cars =
fairly original. What I did not realize is how big they are in diameter =
plus I liked the feel of the smaller loaner steering wheel I had been =
using that belonged to my son. Having several MGBs, I determined my =
preferred steering wheel diameter to be 14=E2=80=9D-15=E2=80=9D, leaning =
more to 14=E2=80=9D (13=E2=80=9D being too small).<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D""> </o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">So now I =
have been watching for steering wheels, preferably wood. Although I have =
looked at the modern Moto-Lita and other variants, I found a used =
steering wheel on Ebay, Styla brand, but it has a few defects, comes =
with the entire column, and would cost about the same as a new Moto-Lita =
for the whole thing. So now I have been focusing on a period correct =
after-market wood steering wheel (14-15=E2=80=9D) as the preferred =
option. But I can=E2=80=99t seem to find much information on vintage =
steering wheels. There is the Les Leston brand but I haven=E2=80=99t =
seen any for sale the past few months. The Styla brand looks good if I =
can find one at a decent price. I have now located a =E2=80=9CSuperior =
Performance=E2=80=9D steering wheel that has promise but the boss is =
plain (no logo) and the seller is not sure it has the correct boss =E2=80=93=
and that could be a problem since I cannot tell what kind of boss might =
work if I had to replace it.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p class=3D""> </o:p></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">So I=E2=80=99ll ask the list what any =
of you might now of 1960s wood steering wheels used on the MGB and any =
sources of such to help in my search.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
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style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
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class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">64 =
MGB<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">67 =
MGBGT<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; =
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