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Art & Inspiration Steering Wheel Picture Thread - Show us what TURNS You!

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by scottybaccus, Jun 25, 2009.

  1. ANDEREGG TRIBUTE
    Joined: Jan 1, 2008
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    ANDEREGG TRIBUTE
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    from Bordertown

    The roadster sports a 50 Ford wheel,
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    The yard art sports a old 4-spoke 17incher,
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    And then there is this one....please help me ID this lil wheel. Perfectly flat with no dish (well except for the bit of a wobble from a bout or two with the crash wall) IIRC the bolt pattern is smaller than a standard adapter (hmmm I think I have the original adapter now that I think of it, didnt fit anything I owned) has a small continuous bead in the rubber grip on the backside.

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    TIA
     
  2. chromeazone
    Joined: Apr 23, 2009
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    chromeazone

    Depending on the car, my choices are the classic '59 Olds wheel for a big cruiser or any Superior wheel for a rod. Superior Industries made the BEST looking custom wheel: the inside "spider" spokes were slightly scalloped/curved. Very stylized. They made Grant wheels look like crap, like homemade. Also, Superior wheels came in many grip materials from metal flake to foam to walnut. Very hard to find now days, but they're out there.
     
  3. [​IMG]Covico if I'm not mistaken. What's the diameter?

    Steve
     
  4. ANDEREGG TRIBUTE
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    ANDEREGG TRIBUTE
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    from Bordertown

    15 1/2" to the very outside of the grip. I had hoped Covico, but the steel for the spokes and holes have no roundness to them, very squared off, so that threw me.
    Here is the adapter that was on the wheel when I bought it. When I used the wheel in my racecar, I redrilled and tapped my quick disconnect, rather than drill new holes in the wheel IIRC.
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    PS, also notice this wheel has no hole for a horn button....hmmmm
     
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  5. Six-Shooter
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    Six-Shooter
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    from Ohio

    Here's the steering wheel in my T-bucket. I followed a suggestion from another thread in the H.A.M.B. and painted it using Krylon Fusion Hammered Finish paint with good results.
     

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  6. 53 Hudson Jetliner, destined for my A Tudor..
     

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  7. The wheel in my 26 T. JW
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  8. The steering wheel in the wagon is stock,,just repainted off white. HRP

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  9. FANTM58
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    The 1st one is in my 58 Coronet
    2nd is from my 60 Glasstron StarFlite
     

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  10. bowie
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    Anderegg Tribute: From what I have found, the real early Covico's are not drilled for a horn type adapter. The flat ones measure a little bigger than a dished one ; I think its due to the blanks lost a little when they pressed the dish in them. I have two flat ones that both have a ridge in the vynil on the back side. The ridge also extends out to the edge on all three spokes.
     
  11. Homemade for my Autocar project!
     

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  12. ANDEREGG TRIBUTE
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    ANDEREGG TRIBUTE
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    from Bordertown

    Thanks man, yup describes this one to a t, including the ridges on all three spokes....,sounds like a keeper. I flippin love the looks of it and its size. I wonder how early is real early?
     
  13. bowie
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    1st Covico in an ad I've found is Dec'60 R&C Trophy Eng. kart wheel. 1st Moon ad March '61 black or white only. 1st horn kit is listed in June'64 Hot Rod, also this is 1st time I found copper listed as avalible. I have a copper one undrilled for horn; so i'd guess sometime in 1964 they probably started drilling all of them for the horn kit. You could say I'm kinda a freak for these myself. I'd say about one out of ten found will be a flat one vs ten dished ones.
     
  14. Awesome thread here. Some great inspiration!
     
  15. seatex
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    Damn near x-rated!
     
  16. seatex
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    seatex
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    I know this thread is about wheels, but damn Paul, everytime I see that dash my heart rate goes up....................WAY UP! Awesome fanfukintastic job! DAMN!!!
     
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  17. in progress pic of the steering wheel for my '29 Ford cabriolet
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    It is a '38 Studebaker Banjo that I made a new hoop for to cut it down to about 16-1/2" from 18" The rim wrap is just temporary. It still needs to be plated and the rim recast. …but I liked its character.
     
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  18. FleetWadd
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    FleetWadd
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    from Sharon, Ok

    ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1397709027.965687.jpg
    1955 210 wheel I refinished for my Fleetline


    Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
     
  19. Stevie Nash
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    My restored (by me) 37 Nash banjo
     

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  20. morac41
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    Hi... I am useing a 55 Old's steering wheel in a custom 49 Cadillac..Wheel has been pearl coated by Jon at Pearl Finish in Queensland Australia......horn ring recolored with candy green
     

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  21. model.A.keith
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    Wife bought this at a swap meet, have no idea what it's off.. so I cleaned it up a bit and got it covered in brown leather...........the horn push is off the very first car I owned (1956 Morris Minor)


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  22. Just a plain ol' 3 spoke...
     

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  23. LAROKE
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    '40 Chevy spinner wheel in my '37 truck (mounted on a '46 column). Snagged it without trim and all the plastic was gone but the spinner worked. Wrapped it with vacuum tubing and a leather wheelskin. Center is alum sheet and bar stock with a lens ring from a Buick cowl lamp and a 1887 Morgan silver dollar.

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  24. update on my favorite steering wheel. It has the new rim now
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    the banjo wires are unique for this '38 Stude wheel
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  25. Not my picture, but mine looks exactly the same.

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  26. 340HilbornDuster
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  27. My 46 ford coupe
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    My A model roadster
     
  29. Gary Addcox
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    I run a '46 Ford wheel in my '32 Highboy, similar to the first photo above, a '47 Ford piece. I am too stupid to post a shot of it.
     
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  30. 56premiere
    Joined: Mar 8, 2011
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    56premiere
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    from oregon

    SANY1134.JPG SANY1134.JPG SANY1136.JPG My 56 premiere wrapped by me.
     
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