John,
The description sounds amazingly like the "Formula" wheel offered as an
option on the Mk2 Spitfire, according to John Thomason's book,"Triumph
Spitfire and GT6, a Guide to Originality". If you can find a copy there
is a picture on page 35.
Regards,
Joe Curry
HDRIDER570 wrote:
>
> I recentley bought a car that has a wooden steering wheel. It is not a Mona
> Lita, it does look like a wheel that I saw pictured in a magazine described
> as a "Les Laster" Wheel. It is a 14" venered wood wheel with a small hub that
> uses a standard horn push. The center is aluminium with five holes per spoke
> (3 spokes total). The hub is plastic and metal and uses a square bush to trap
> the center of the wheel. The wheel is attached to the hub by three small
> slotted screws. Is this a "Les Laster" wheel? Does anyone have any
> information on this wheel?
>
> I am refininshing it and so far it looks great. I can hardly wait to put it
> on my 64 TR4 and get rid of the trashed original wheel with the cheap leather
> cover.
>
> John Hamer
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