Re: Deep pockets required

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/eB...%3ASS%3AUS%3A1

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/eB...%3ASS%3AUS%3A1
>
>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
>
>
>
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