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Metalflake steering wheels #2963943 09/14/21 09:56 AM 09/14/21 09:56 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,551 Rittman Ohio fourgearsavoy OP I Live Here
fourgearsavoy OP I Live Here Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,551 Rittman Ohio	Thoughts on metal flake steering wheels on an early B-body like mine. I recently let a friend drive my Savoy at Norwalk and he mentioned I should get a steering wheel to match my blue metal flake shifter ball. My original wheel was cracked and split so I've already replaced it with Grant three spoke walnut wheel so another Grant wheel would just be a bolt on deal. Now my car is not a resto by any definition but it's more of a street/strip car from the 70's. Gus Last edited by fourgearsavoy; 09/14/21 09:59 AM. 64 Plymouth Savoy 493 Indy EZ's by Nick at Compu-Flow 5-Speed Richmond faceplate Liberty box Dana 60

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: fourgearsavoy] #2963945 09/14/21 10:00 AM 09/14/21 10:00 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 16,126 Mesa, Arizona D dart4forte I Live Here
dart4forte I Live Here D Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 16,126 Mesa, Arizona	W[u][/u] I had one on my 64 Dart, caught crap from people, all in jest always asking me if the guy who owns the boat ever got another steering wheel. “So if it’s on the internet it must be true” Abe Lincoln

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: dart4forte] #2963950 09/14/21 10:12 AM 09/14/21 10:12 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,268 Omaha Ne T TJP I Live Here
TJP I Live Here T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,268 Omaha Ne	they were quite popular in the 60's, Gold, green, red, blue are colors I recall www.tandmautomotive-omaha.com

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: TJP] #2963952 09/14/21 10:18 AM 09/14/21 10:18 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,551 Rittman Ohio fourgearsavoy OP I Live Here
fourgearsavoy OP I Live Here Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,551 Rittman Ohio	This is my shift ball https://www.speeddawg.com/transpare...ed-spider-web-shift-knob-by-von-hot-rod/ 64 Plymouth Savoy 493 Indy EZ's by Nick at Compu-Flow 5-Speed Richmond faceplate Liberty box Dana 60

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: fourgearsavoy] #2963971 09/14/21 11:08 AM 09/14/21 11:08 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,726 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,726 A collage of whims	If you find it fun & amusing, go for it. Saw a lot of them back in the '60s, especially on Gassers & such. Last I heard, that stuff is removable if you change your mind.

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: topside] #2963985 09/14/21 11:40 AM 09/14/21 11:40 AM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,372 St. Charles, MO wingman Uncreative Title
wingman Uncreative Title Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,372 St. Charles, MO	Whatever floats your (bass) boat. 1969 Dodge Coronet Super Bee 383 A4 1970 Plymouth Road Runner 440 FC7 (sold)

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: wingman] #2964011 09/14/21 01:04 PM 09/14/21 01:04 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 6,558 Downtown Roebuck Ont Twostick Still wishing...
Twostick Still wishing... Joined: May 2003 Posts: 6,558 Downtown Roebuck Ont	I haven't got a pic handy but my late buddy's 64 440 had a red one in it. Basically a Day 2 modification. He bought the car new. Kevin

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: Twostick] #2964039 09/14/21 02:27 PM 09/14/21 02:27 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,460 Eagle, Idaho Neil The Doctor is in.
Neil The Doctor is in. Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,460 Eagle, Idaho	I like vintage stuff like that in moderation. Worse case you can always sell it later if you change your mind.

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: fourgearsavoy] #2964052 09/14/21 03:04 PM 09/14/21 03:04 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 253 Pasadena, Texas F fal3 enthusiast
fal3 enthusiast F Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 253 Pasadena, Texas	I've a '67 b-body that I replaced the original steering wheel with a metal flake one. I like it. The original was cracked; had gaps where pieces fell out. Plus, the wheel had to be like 18" or more across! Got tired of cranking that big wheel around. Comments I've gotten were positive. Even got a few chuckles from some old-timers.

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: fal3] #2964153 09/14/21 08:37 PM 09/14/21 08:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,511 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy Rhinodart Rhinotruck
Rhinodart Rhinotruck Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,511 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy	I know they still make them but I had a green Mooneyes NOS wheel from the 60's I was going to put on my 69 GTS F8 convertible, but it got destroyed in my garage fire. I probably will get a new one and use it one of these days... The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it. JB Rhinehart, Realist A-Body's RULE!

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: Rhinodart] #2964170 09/14/21 09:14 PM 09/14/21 09:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,525 Freeport IL USA poorboy I Live Here
poorboy I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,525 Freeport IL USA	The metal flake wheels are pretty cool, but the flakes are much larger then the flakes in your shift knob. I think the metal flake steering wheels are only available in one diameter, if that is a good size for you, go for it.

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: fourgearsavoy] #2964203 09/14/21 10:18 PM 09/14/21 10:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,350 Aurora, Oh. M max_maniac master
max_maniac master M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,350 Aurora, Oh.	If I can remember I'll get you a pic of mine in my 63!!!

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: max_maniac] #2964390 09/15/21 01:27 PM 09/15/21 01:27 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,551 Rittman Ohio fourgearsavoy OP I Live Here
fourgearsavoy OP I Live Here Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,551 Rittman Ohio	Well I'm gonna stop by Summit on the way home from work tonight and see what they look like. They don't show the 15" one in stock but they do show the 13" wheel. Hopefully I can get it on the car before the end of summer. Thanks for the positive replies Russ I kinda figured your 63 had one to match the rest of the car Gus 64 Plymouth Savoy 493 Indy EZ's by Nick at Compu-Flow 5-Speed Richmond faceplate Liberty box Dana 60

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: fourgearsavoy] #2964418 09/15/21 02:43 PM 09/15/21 02:43 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,678 Fresno, CA Jim_Lusk I Live Here
Jim_Lusk I Live Here Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,678 Fresno, CA	My old '66 Barracuda had a green one when I got the car in 1980. I put the '66 sport wheel from my Dart GT on it before I even drove the car home...

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: fourgearsavoy] #2964447 09/15/21 04:51 PM 09/15/21 04:51 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky justinp61 I Live Here
justinp61 I Live Here Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky	I think they are cool!

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: justinp61] #2964491 09/15/21 06:35 PM 09/15/21 06:35 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,804 Arlington, Texas B bobby66 master
bobby66 master B Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,804 Arlington, Texas	Go for it!

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: Twostick] #2964555 09/15/21 09:42 PM 09/15/21 09:42 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 6,558 Downtown Roebuck Ont Twostick Still wishing...
Twostick Still wishing... Joined: May 2003 Posts: 6,558 Downtown Roebuck Ont	Originally Posted by Twostick I haven't got a pic handy but my late buddy's 64 440 had a red one in it. Basically a Day 2 modification. He bought the car new. Kevin I thought I had more pics of this car but not on this computer I guess. Not sure if you zoom in if you can see well enough or not. Kevin

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: Twostick] #2964573 09/15/21 10:29 PM 09/15/21 10:29 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 34,867 S.E. South Dakota ! bigdad Still Posting A Lot
bigdad Still Posting A Lot Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 34,867 S.E. South Dakota !	I want a brown one if not I'll paint one The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.Proverbs 18:6

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: bigdad] #2964647 09/16/21 09:53 AM 09/16/21 09:53 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,782 Ontario, Canada mccannix master
mccannix master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,782 Ontario, Canada	Here's an original oval one I got over 30 years ago in an upstate NY yard. It came off a 61 or so Plymouth, mint condition, saw little use.

Re: Metalflake steering wheels [Re: mccannix] #2964684 09/16/21 12:12 PM 09/16/21 12:12 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,307 north of coder moparx "Butt Crack Bob"
moparx "Butt Crack Bob" Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,307 north of coder	those factory wheels are quite rare and expensive. yours is about the nicest one i have ever seen that hasn't been restored !

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