Reply To: Steering Wheel Refurb
Roger Grix
Hi Nigel,
I must confess that I did not look that closely at your steering wheel but now that you ask the question, I must say that I have not encountered that style of wheel before.
As far as I know, the UK steering wheel was a 3 spoke, like mine, until the 1940’s. John Pressnell’s book shows a 3 spoke on a 1940 model and a 2 spoke on a 1946 model, as shown below in a picture of a car advertised some time ago on eBay.
This was, as far as I know, kept to the end of production.
The French 2 spoke appears to have had smooth spokes.
So I don’t know where your “ribbed” wheel fits in.
Perhaps someone with more knowledge than me (not difficult) can identify yours.
If it was mine, I would mount it the other way up so that you have smooth on top. I have no justification for this except that, to me, that would look right.
In the end, as long as it works, and you find it comfortable, that’s all that matters.
Roger