Jamie,
sounds like you have the stock wheel in your car.
Pull the horn button and look in there, I think that will convince you
that it's not wood.
Woo wheels always have a steel rim and steel spokes.
Ulix
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999 Metallian6@aol.com wrote:
> I'm sorry, I looked at my wheel today and it has two spokes. How do you tell
> the difference between Bakelite and wood? My wheel is a dull black color. It
> kinda feels like wood but could it be Bakelite I wonder? I can get some film
> later and take a picture of the wheel and put it on my web site.
>
> Jamie
> 1962 AH Sprite MK II (under restoration)
> 1976 Spitfire 1500 (body shell)
> 1979 Spitfire 1500 "Judas"
> 1979 Trans Am (almost back on the road again)
> Web site links: <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/darkside/mycar.html";>We
> lcome to my british car site</A>
> <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/darkside/SpriteData.html";>Austin
> Healey Sprite database</A>
> <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/darkside/MidgetData.html";>MG Midget
> database</A>
>
> In a message dated 12/21/99 9:50:12 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> ulix@u.washington.edu writes:
>
> << Jamie,
>
> no, the original wheel is not wood. It is a 2-spoke bakelite wheel. Look
> in "original Sprite & Midget".
> The horn button is probably original though.
>
> Ulix >>
>
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>
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