msecres@ibm.net wrote:
>
> All right, I'm pretty much fed up now.
>
> A Spitfire is plenty 'o fun, except when you have the 14 inch '74 stock
>steering wheel
> under which to fit your damn gangly legs (note correct prepositional usage).
>
> A smaller one sure would make life easier with which to deal.
>
> What are my options? Does anyone make a smaller steering wheel which bolts
>up WITHOUT
> installing a new adaptor (so as to retain the original horn assembly?) Also,
>didn't
> Spitfires come fitted with a smaller wheel in later years, circa 1976? Will
>a later
> stock wheel bolt up to my current hub?
>
> It's the weekend. I have questions.
>
> --
> Martin Secrest
> 74 Spitfire
> 73 GT6
Martin,
I put a 75 Spit wheel on my 63, and a 70 GT6 wheel on my son's '66.
BTW, the Two wheels mentioned above look almost identical, but the GT6
wheel for some reason is about 1 inch larger. Go figure!
With that said, I just checked Vickie Brit catalog and their replacement
wheels are listed separately between the 62-77 and 78-80 years. So I
guess you cannot interchange with later ones. The VB wheels are 14" in
diameter. I haven't measured mine, but that sounds smaller than the
Stock one I have. They come with a Triumph logo center cap.
Hope that helps,
Joe Curry '63 Spit
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