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Whos the maker of this Steering wheel ??
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 4:42 pm
by STG95F
After market wheel but has no makers markings but the Original horn push fits spot on , so must be for a Mini ?? Its a small wheel 11"
Removed from a MK1 Cooper
Thank you Ian
Re: Whos the maker of this Steering wheel ??
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 4:50 pm
by mk1
Looks very Paddy Hopkirk-ish to me.
M
Re: Whos the maker of this Steering wheel ??
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 4:54 pm
by STG95F
i must admit its not my cup of tea been only 11" just to small . but i suppose all the rage back in the 70/80s ?
Strange no makers name or numbers ?
Re: Whos the maker of this Steering wheel ??
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 4:57 pm
by mk1
Rich had the 13" version of that wheel in his racer.
Not my cup of tea either, that one is WAY too small.
M
Re: Whos the maker of this Steering wheel ??
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:00 pm
by STG95F
Stick it on ebay i think and put a Std Bus Wheel back on
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Re: Whos the maker of this Steering wheel ??
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:36 pm
by dodge44
Very similar to the 13" example on my car which I understand to be a Les Leston. The Aluminium boss looks identical but not seen one with the extra bits of Leather on the spokes?
Re: Whos the maker of this Steering wheel ??
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:57 pm
by STG95F
Does your Les Leston wheel have any marking ?
Re: Whos the maker of this Steering wheel ??
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 6:00 pm
by almondgreen
This wheels was made in different diameters.
Some of them have the Paddy Hopkirk logo stamped on it.
I do not know, if the wheels without logo are Hopkirk ones too.
Re: Whos the maker of this Steering wheel ??
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 6:08 pm
by STG95F
Tomorrow , i will get some more detail photos .
To see if we can narrow it down
Re: Whos the maker of this Steering wheel ??
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:24 pm
by InimiaD
When I posted a pic of the wheel below, not knowing who the maker was, I was informed that it was a Paddy Hopkirk wheel.
Like yours Ian, it doesn't have any markings either. This is a 13" version.
Re: Whos the maker of this Steering wheel ??
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:51 pm
by minimans
Talking of small ones.............I've got this one 11in with no markings.......Anybody
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Re: Whos the maker of this Steering wheel ??
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 8:38 am
by mk1
The wheel above is a Mountney.
The wheel at the beginning of the thread is CERTAINLY NOT a Les Leston wheel.
The smallest wheel with a Mini Boss I have ever seen / owned is a 7" Motolita !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think I still have it somewhere.
M
Re: Whos the maker of this Steering wheel ??
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:15 am
by dodge44
mk1 wrote:The wheel above is a Mountney.
The wheel at the beginning of the thread is CERTAINLY NOT a Les Leston wheel.
The smallest wheel with a Mini Boss I have ever seen / owned is a 7" Motolita !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think I still have it somewhere.
M
Here is the 13" version, probably from the same manufacturer as the OP. Years ago I was told it was a Les Leston but as Mark points out, is not - Apologies for any confusion on my part here. Now rather tatty, it was given to me by an Austin 1300 owner when he got rid of the car in about 1992. Guessing the small size would of made his AD016 quite a wressle to steer at times.. [Apologies for gloomy images - Monsoon conditions here ATM so car covered over]
Re: Whos the maker of this Steering wheel ??
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 3:50 pm
by STG95F
few more photos
