Features let's see some steering wheels

im interested in seeing what everyone is running for steering wheels. not interested in metal flake or ugly billet aftermarket ones, but stock, swapped, or modified ones. i feel the steering wheel will make or break an interior. personally one of my favorites is the 56 lincoln.

 

This is an aluminum 13" wheel from the Speedway racing catalog with a crash pad.

 

Wheel for my 31 pontiac is a 64 GTO wood wheel

 

For my truck, 120 pieces of wood in the rim.

 

my custom late 30 dodge wheel.

 

Pearled one for my 46 Olds. Will do the others later.

 

This is the early Olds wheel that I used on my 34. It was made smaller in Dia and leather covered.
I also did this back in 65 on my 57 Ford pick-up and have one now on my 56 Chevy pick-up. but stock dia.

 

steering wheel...

 

My old pearled 66 Fairlane convertible and the Moon banjo in my 35 Chevy phaeton.

 

my 56 wheel,wrapped by me.

 

This is what I'm running in my 35 Ford pickup, its British and I modified it to fit a GM column.

 

This is what I am putting in my 54 Chevy. I was told it is a 46 Chevy. I don't care, I like it.
Later,
Dick

 

here is the one in my T...........old boat wheel

 

Going to run a 59 Old's in my 29.

 

I have always liked the '56-'57 Lincoln wheels. When I couldn't find one I settled for a '61 Cadillac wheel.

 

Original 1954 Ford steering wheel painted Chrysler Vanilla instead of the original black. HRP

 

I wrapped my 40 steering wheel in (31A roadster) with parachute cord first try took 3 hours





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That's a beautifully crafted wheel.

 

Austinrod........you have patience.

 

Very Nice.

 

HRP, I do not think it is possible to take a bad Pic of your Car.

The Steering Wheel, the Car, and the build story are Great!

 

Here is mine

 

Thank you sir! HRP

 

Enrico Nardi makes some of the most beautiful wood steering wheels and in particular the Anni 50 and Anni 60 models. The guilloché spokes on the Anni 60 are a lost art form....

 

My Fat Man in the Center Door

 

pretty jealous of this one, ive been hunting for one to put in my 54

 

Nice topic to share this idea again. Many of us can recall that semi-translucent look on the wheels from the 40s, especially on the higher priced cars. There's a way to make the eyes see exactly that without spending $4-600 on a recast. Once your wheel is filled (JB Weld is awesome for steering wheels) and sanded smooth and primed you'll need an off white or 'vanilla' colored base, some gold pearl, and then either buy or make some brown candy top coat. Hang the wheel on an old broom handle or other suitable rod to be able to spin it without touching. Once the base is on you want a nice even coat of clear, even clear base or something like HOK's inter-base. Next apply the pearl in one nice easy and even coat. NOT TOO MUCH, you'll kill the color. Next apply a light even coat of the brown candy, and don't completely clean the gun from the pearl. You end up floating just a bit of pearl in the 1st coat of that too. Tech tip here, allow lots of flash time for the candy as it will dry darker than what you're seeing as you spray, also the candy wants to be reduced or thinned out so as not to build too much color that it mutes the base and pearl too much. Add 2 final coats of clear when you're done and like your color/effect. The 1st reaction from even the most hard-nosed observers, "Hey who re-cast your steering wheel?" Here's a couple samples but the pics don't do what you actually see. It tricks the eyes into seeing translucent material. Hope this inspires a few...





brown candy:

 

I saw a car once before that had a clear plastic wheel with a bitchen chrome center.....anyone know where to get one of those?

 

61 Impala and the ever classic 59 Impala wheels.

 

awesome suggestion, i will have to try this out when the body of my 54 is ready for paint