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Lotus wood steering wheel
Posted: Sun 2nd Mar 2014 10:48 pm
by Gerry
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
Posted: Sun 2nd Mar 2014 11:10 pm
by Keith Halstead
Depends what style it is - post up a pic please.
Posted: Sun 2nd Mar 2014 11:12 pm
by L2Man
Ebay would suggest around £600 if real deal wheel and boss and fit for purpose many split where the splines adjoin the wood.
Cheers
Brendan
Posted: Sun 2nd Mar 2014 11:46 pm
by Gerry
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
Posted: Mon 3rd Mar 2014 11:34 am
by Keith Halstead
Looks right - £600 as Brendan said is the going rate.
Posted: Mon 3rd Mar 2014 2:32 pm
by David Baldock
Wood rim looks very different to my Dec '65 registered one. Is it a replacement rim?
Dave B
Posted: Mon 3rd Mar 2014 2:36 pm
by L2Man
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...........
Posted: Mon 3rd Mar 2014 2:39 pm
by SteveL
Seen them go for more than £600 ,Ebay it ?
Posted: Mon 3rd Mar 2014 2:41 pm
by David Baldock
I would think then that it will breeze past £600. Nice looking wheel.
Posted: Mon 3rd Mar 2014 2:57 pm
by Keith Halstead
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 :-
Posted: Mon 3rd Mar 2014 4:15 pm
by David Baldock
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
Posted: Mon 3rd Mar 2014 4:46 pm
by Simon G
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?
Posted: Mon 3rd Mar 2014 5:36 pm
by David Baldock
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
Posted: Mon 3rd Mar 2014 5:56 pm
by Simon G
I see what you mean Dave. Hadn't spotted that!
Simon
Posted: Mon 3rd Mar 2014 6:12 pm
by Keith Halstead
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 .
