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70-71 E Body steering wheels #1153353 01/09/12 01:50 AM 01/09/12 01:50 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 755 Oregon M moparmedic OP super stock
moparmedic OP super stock M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 755 Oregon	I bought a bunch of Challenger parts and in the pile was a standard steering wheel but the wheel is black. I only recall seeing them with a woodgrain wheel. Actually I usually see them just brown because the woodgrain is worn off. The wheel doesn't look like it is dyed or painted. Does the black wheel go with a specific interior package or was it the super bottom of the line wheel or? Thanks... 1968 Coronet 1968 Charger 1966 A100 Pickup 1967 Barracuda 1970 Challenger 1972 Challenger 1973 Barracuda 2021 Ram 2500

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: moparmedic] #1153354 01/09/12 02:00 AM 01/09/12 02:00 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,398 Highland, MI. Sunroofcuda master
Sunroofcuda master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,398 Highland, MI.	Sounds to me like a standard steering wheel off a '72 or later E-body. Post a photo of it - is it a 2-spoke? No Man With A Good Car Needs To Be Justified

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: moparmedic] #1153355 01/09/12 02:04 AM 01/09/12 02:04 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,157 Mass DAYCLONA I Live Here
DAYCLONA I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,157 Mass	If it's a black pebble grain 3 spoke, it's the bottom line wheel

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: moparmedic] #1153356 01/09/12 02:25 AM 01/09/12 02:25 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 12,234 Looking for a way out of Middl... IMGTX I Live Here
IMGTX I Live Here Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 12,234 Looking for a way out of Middl...	If it is a 3 spoke smooth grip surface it is from an A93 (Deputy/Coupe) car. If it is a 3 spoke with a grained surface it is the standard wheel. If it is a 2 spoke (Satin spokes with holes along the spokes) it is a 72 or later steering wheel.

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: IMGTX] #1153357 01/09/12 04:22 AM 01/09/12 04:22 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,468 So Cal autoxcuda Too Many Posts
autoxcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,468 So Cal	I've seen those A93 steering wheels with pebble grain and some smooth. Any idea if they came 70 vs 71 or Barracuda vs Challenger Coupes? Last edited by autoxcuda; 01/09/12 05:02 AM.

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: IMGTX] #1153358 01/09/12 04:42 AM 01/09/12 04:42 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Quote: If it is a 3 spoke smooth grip surface it is from an A93 (Deputy/Coupe) car. If it is a 3 spoke with a grained surface it is the standard wheel. If it is a 2 spoke (Satin spokes with holes along the spokes) it is a 72 or later steering wheel. Exactly... A93 Coupe "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1153359 01/09/12 05:23 AM 01/09/12 05:23 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa 340SHORTY Truck Nut
340SHORTY Truck Nut Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa	This wheel came out of a 71 Challenger I think it looks quite nice in my truck Last edited by 340SHORTY; 01/09/12 05:26 AM. I am truckless..

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: 340SHORTY] #1153360 01/09/12 05:32 AM 01/09/12 05:32 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Quote: This wheel came out of a 71 Challenger I think it looks quite nice in my truck It may have been in a 71 Challenger when you found it but it came out of a 72-74 Challenger or Barracuda.. "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1153361 01/09/12 10:11 AM 01/09/12 10:11 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 453 SC Cooda mopar
Cooda mopar Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 453 SC	Quote: Quote: This wheel came out of a 71 Challenger I think it looks quite nice in my truck It may have been in a 71 Challenger when you found it but it came out of a 72-74 Challenger or Barracuda.. I had a 71 Challenger Deputy that was all original at the time, my dad bought it in 77 and it had that same steering wheel...so it could have come out of a 71.

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: Cooda] #1153362 01/09/12 02:24 PM 01/09/12 02:24 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Quote: Quote: Quote: This wheel came out of a 71 Challenger I think it looks quite nice in my truck It may have been in a 71 Challenger when you found it but it came out of a 72-74 Challenger or Barracuda.. I had a 71 Challenger Deputy that was all original at the time, my dad bought it in 77 and it had that same steering wheel...so it could have come out of a 71. Um No... The Deputy was the absolute base model stripper, it came with the grained plastic steering wheel referenced at the beginning of this thread... You think nothing got changed by 77... I'd changed plenty of stuff on my 70 Challenger by that point... "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1153363 01/09/12 03:04 PM 01/09/12 03:04 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 453 SC Cooda mopar
Cooda mopar Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 453 SC	Quote: Quote: Quote: Quote: This wheel came out of a 71 Challenger I think it looks quite nice in my truck It may have been in a 71 Challenger when you found it but it came out of a 72-74 Challenger or Barracuda.. I had a 71 Challenger Deputy that was all original at the time, my dad bought it in 77 and it had that same steering wheel...so it could have come out of a 71. Um No... The Deputy was the absolute base model stripper, it came with the grained plastic steering wheel referenced at the beginning of this thread... You think nothing got changed by 77... I'd changed plenty of stuff on my 70 Challenger by that point... The car was all original from the original owner...the car CAME with that wheel.

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: autoxcuda] #1153364 01/09/12 06:47 PM 01/09/12 06:47 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,202 Long Island NY ErikR pro stock
ErikR pro stock Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,202 Long Island NY	Quote: I've seen those A93 steering wheels with pebble grain and some smooth. Any idea if they came 70 vs 71 or Barracuda vs Challenger Coupes? If I can remember right, there are 2 versions of the 3-spoke black wheel for ebodies. the black pebble grain was a 71 model year wheel for the A93 option and smooth was for model year 1970. Also I think the smooth finish wheel might be rarer, less run before they switched over. - someone please correct me if I got this wrong. I got one the pebble grain back wheels awhile back since it was cheap and I think they are cool - at the time I saved the info on this but it was from an old moparts post and not any factory literature.

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: ErikR] #1153365 01/09/12 11:23 PM 01/09/12 11:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,654 Hamtramck, PA A Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer
Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,654 Hamtramck, PA	Black smooth rim - A93 1970 Challenger Deputy or Barracuda coupe. Same wheel with a light texture, same models but for the 1971 cars. Both are three spoke wheels. The two spoke wheel shown above first appeared for the 1972 model year.

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: Alaskan_TA] #1153366 01/09/12 11:25 PM 01/09/12 11:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,654 Hamtramck, PA A Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer
Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,654 Hamtramck, PA	1971 wheels at http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/DealershipDataBook/1971/71_Challenger0008.jpg 1972 wheel at http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/DealershipDataBook/1972/72_Challenger0008.jpg

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: Alaskan_TA] #1153367 01/10/12 01:26 AM 01/10/12 01:26 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 755 Oregon M moparmedic OP super stock
moparmedic OP super stock M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 755 Oregon	Mine is pebble grain with a black wheel. I will post a pic tomorrow. I really didn't expect much of a reply from this post or I would have added a pic. So 2 more questions: What is a Challenger Deputy and what is an A93? 1968 Coronet 1968 Charger 1966 A100 Pickup 1967 Barracuda 1970 Challenger 1972 Challenger 1973 Barracuda 2021 Ram 2500

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: moparmedic] #1153368 01/10/12 01:32 AM 01/10/12 01:32 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	A93 is the code for a "Deputy" which was the low cost leader model Challenger... Rear windows are fixed... 2 speed wipers, stripper steering wheel..... The link shows a sales brochure.. http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/whatsNew/1970/1970%20deputy%202.jpg "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1153369 01/10/12 01:45 AM 01/10/12 01:45 AM
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moparmedic OP super stock M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 755 Oregon	Thanks, cool brochure. 1968 Coronet 1968 Charger 1966 A100 Pickup 1967 Barracuda 1970 Challenger 1972 Challenger 1973 Barracuda 2021 Ram 2500

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: moparmedic] #1153370 01/10/12 01:54 AM 01/10/12 01:54 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,654 Hamtramck, PA A Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer
Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,654 Hamtramck, PA	1970 three spoke black wheel; 7010722-70-ebodya93wheel.JPG (167 downloads)

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: Alaskan_TA] #1153371 01/10/12 01:55 AM 01/10/12 01:55 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,654 Hamtramck, PA A Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer
Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,654 Hamtramck, PA	Closeup of the smooth rim; 7010725-70-ebodya93wheelclose.JPG (160 downloads)

Re: 70-71 E Body steering wheels [Re: Alaskan_TA] #1153372 01/10/12 01:46 PM 01/10/12 01:46 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 755 Oregon M moparmedic OP super stock
moparmedic OP super stock M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 755 Oregon	I think you guys covered all of my questions but I attached a pic anyway. My wheel is attached. The pad is not smooth, it has a grain to it. The wheel is black and smooth. Thanks for all of the info. I had never seen a black wheel before. Mine is pretty nice so I think I will put it in the car. One more question, in a A93 Deputy, would the door panels have had the inserts with the woodgrain or no inserts at all? 7011190-DSCF0245.JPG (214 downloads) 1968 Coronet 1968 Charger 1966 A100 Pickup 1967 Barracuda 1970 Challenger 1972 Challenger 1973 Barracuda 2021 Ram 2500

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