Lotus wood steering wheel

Gerry · Post by **Gerry** » Sun 2nd Mar 2014 10:48 pm

Hi I am a new member to this forum. I live in Surrey British Columbia Canada. In my past I have owned a 68 Cortina GT MKII and 2 Lotus sevens, a 69 MKIII and a 65 MKII .
I have a question: Around 1971 I added a MKI style Lotus Cortina wood steering wheel to my Cortina GT. I still have the steering wheel and it has been restored. I have recently reluctantly decided to sell it and have a person locally who is interested purchasing it. I really have no idea of the current value of the steering wheel, and would appreciate it if any one could give me an idea of what it is worth now. Thanks for any help you could give me!
Gerry

Post by **Keith Halstead** » Sun 2nd Mar 2014 11:10 pm

Depends what style it is - post up a pic please.

Post by **L2Man** » Sun 2nd Mar 2014 11:12 pm

Ebay would suggest around Â£600 if real deal wheel and boss and fit for purpose many split where the splines adjoin the wood.
Cheers
Brendan

Gerry · Post by **Gerry** » Sun 2nd Mar 2014 11:46 pm

Here is a picture. I completely restored the wheel and the rim is just oiled but not varnished. [/img

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Hope this works
Gerry

Post by **Keith Halstead** » Mon 3rd Mar 2014 11:34 am

Looks right - Â£600 as Brendan said is the going rate.

Post by **David Baldock** » Mon 3rd Mar 2014 2:32 pm

Wood rim looks very different to my Dec '65 registered one. Is it a replacement rim?

Dave B

Post by **L2Man** » Mon 3rd Mar 2014 2:36 pm

David Baldock wrote:Wood rim looks very different to my Dec '65 registered one. Is it a replacement rim?

Dave B

Its the LHD version fitted to aeroflow cars...........

SteveL · Post by **SteveL** » Mon 3rd Mar 2014 2:39 pm

Seen them go for more than Â£600 ,Ebay it ?

Post by **David Baldock** » Mon 3rd Mar 2014 2:41 pm

I would think then that it will breeze past Â£600. Nice looking wheel.

Post by **Keith Halstead** » Mon 3rd Mar 2014 2:57 pm

David Baldock wrote:Wood rim looks very different to my Dec '65 registered one. Is it a replacement rim?

Dave B

65/66 Style according to Len - there was a batch of repros made a while back :-

Post by **David Baldock** » Mon 3rd Mar 2014 4:15 pm

That's what I've got Keith. You can't see the finger 'lumps' on the back of the rim looking straight on from the front.

I didn't know there was a special wheel for exports. Does Matt Dillon of Ashford know if there's any reason for it?

Dave B

Simon G · Post by **Simon G** » Mon 3rd Mar 2014 4:46 pm

Not sure if I am missing something here but the picture of Gerry's wheel doesn't look any different to the one in Keith's picture except of course for the difference in the shade of the wood. My 1966 RHD car has a very pale coloured woodrim that looks exactly the same as Gerry's but it definitely has it's original woodrim. Would there really have been two different types of woodrim fitted to LHD and RHD cars?

Post by **David Baldock** » Mon 3rd Mar 2014 5:36 pm

Hi Simon.

On the first one, if you count the number of 'finger bumps' from spoke to spoke, top half of the wheel, there are fourteen. On Keith's & mine there are twenty three.

Fascinating!

Dave B

Simon G · Post by **Simon G** » Mon 3rd Mar 2014 5:56 pm

I see what you mean Dave. Hadn't spotted that!

Simon

Post by **Keith Halstead** » Mon 3rd Mar 2014 6:12 pm

Simon G wrote:......... Would there really have been two different types of woodrim fitted to LHD and RHD cars?

You need to get used to Brendan's 'sense of humour' Simon .