Here's a basic wheel on ebaY at the moment that at first glace looks like a grant, but appears to have been made by the folks who made the Shelby steering wheels. With a run-of-the-mill Ford steering wheel as a donor for the splines and horn contact area, this wheel could be made to a close facsimilie-- but at a $350 opening bid and not but the basic wheel, it's not in my current budget. Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7977024055&sspagename=ADME:B:SS:US:1 Tom Kubler <tjinsa@yahoo.com> wrote: I have an original on the '350 and an over-counter catalog sales wheel as well (for my '66 'vert). The wheels sold through the catalog from '67 on were identical to the 66-67 production wood wheels except they used a stainless snap-on surround bezel and rear shield versus the "production" wheel. The spokes, the manner of attaching the wood and sealing the back side is identical. '65-6 application wheels had no black glove at the intersection with the wood initially, but I have seen a few that do in the same manner as the wheels used on the '67 production cars. I suspect the non-gloved (spat) wheels came from an early or initial order of wheels and later wheels followed the manner of the moment-- with the spats. I agree with Jim Cowles that all '66 optional wood wheels were basically over-counter wheels, although I've never found anyone call them other than"optional wood wheel"s. The wheels as pictured in the '67 and later catalogs are what most folks call "over-counter". These over-counter wheels do not use the spats. Both wheels, despite having different housings to hold the button acrylic centers, used the same acrylic buttons. A couple of years ago some one in the Pacific Northwest was selling them in groups of two or three. Jim Elsmore bought at least one set-- I remember because I need a craze/crack free one for both my wheels. From photos, Maserattis used the same manufacturer and button assemblys. Nardi wheels seem to have near exact spec centers, but I do not know what differences there are. If you're serious about making some spokes, I can dig out my 'vert's wheel to determine the exact engineering specifications for them. Contact me privately, and I couldn't get it out to you for a month or so. Tom Kubler 6S296,"Lesions" RSANTER@aol.com wrote: anybody have one of these wheels they want to loan me for a bit. I can digitize the wheel and have the stainless spokes cut out CNC and make repo wheels
Guy obviously doesn't know too much - that type of wheel never came on Torinos, especially 1967 models as they never existed! Perhaps the "Torino" stamping is from Torino, Italy? At 10:44 PM 5/26/05, Tom Kubler wrote: >Here's a basic wheel on ebaY at the moment that at first glace looks like >a grant, but appears to have been made by the folks who made the Shelby >steering wheels. With a run-of-the-mill Ford steering wheel as a donor >for the splines and horn contact area, this wheel could be made to a close >facsimilie-- but at a $350 opening bid and not but the basic wheel, it's >not in my current budget. > >Link: ><http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7977024055&sspagename=ADME%3AB%3ASS%3AUS%3A1>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7977024055&sspagename=ADME:B:SS:US:1 > >Tom Kubler <tjinsa@yahoo.com> wrote: >I have an original on the '350 and an over-counter catalog sales wheel as >well (for my '66 'vert). The wheels sold through the catalog from '67 on >were identical to the 66-67 production wood wheels except they used a >stainless snap-on surround bezel and rear shield versus the "production" >wheel. The spokes, the manner of attaching the wood and sealing the back >side is identical. '65-6 application wheels had no black glove at the >intersection with the wood initially, but I have seen a few that do in >the same manner as the wheels used on the '67 production cars. I suspect >the non-gloved (spat) wheels came from an early or initial order of wheels >and later wheels followed the manner of the moment-- with the spats. I >agree with Jim Cowles that all '66 optional wood wheels were basically >over-counter wheels, although I've never found anyone call them other >than"optional wood wheel"s. The wheels as pictured in the '67 and later >catalogs are what most folks call "over-counter". These over-counter >wheels do not use the spats. Both wheels, despite having different >housings to hold the button acrylic centers, used the same acrylic >buttons. A couple of years ago some one in the Pacific Northwest was >selling them in groups of two or three. Jim Elsmore bought at least one >set-- I remember because I need a craze/crack free one for both my >wheels. From photos, Maserattis used the same manufacturer and button >assemblys. Nardi wheels seem to have near exact spec centers, but I do >not know what differences there are. > >If you're serious about making some spokes, I can dig out my 'vert's wheel >to determine the exact engineering specifications for them. Contact me >privately, and I couldn't get it out to you for a month or so. > >Tom Kubler >6S296,"Lesions" > >RSANTER@aol.com wrote: >anybody have one of these wheels they want to loan me for a bit. I can >digitize the wheel and have the stainless spokes cut out CNC and make repo >wheels > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.17 - Release Date: 5/25/05 Mike Greene TENA Website Curator Trideum Corporation 256.704.6113 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.17 - Release Date: 5/25/05
