Hi Bruce,
Thanks for sharing this eye-opener. I also picked up a Les Leston wheel
for my Midget. I plan to replace the nice (but big: 15") wooden wheel by
Personal. Even though it feels like a smooth billiard queue (reminds me of
my ol' Alfas I used to have in the old country) IT IS NOT SAFE FOR RACING.
I hope to find somebody who can make a matching hub adaptor for the Les
Liston wheel, which is a fine leather wheel.
Cheers,
Gus
'71 Midget
On Tue, 10 Mar 1998 bhndrson@west.net wrote:
>
> I just had to chuckle at Chas Douglass' concern over the price of a MotoLita
> (?) steering wheel in Moss. No chuckle directed toward Chas, but the fact
> that the wheel cost 'only' $200. I recently picked up a very nice 1965
> Porsche 356C Coupe (don't spam me yet - I also have a 1969 Sprite in pretty
> decent shape AND I'd be the first to admit that when push came to shove, I
> wouldn't bet against the Sprite in a game of Chase the Twisties). Now for
> the little factoid that will make many of you glad you are into LBCs and not
> Germanic iron: my 356 came with a period wooden steering wheel by Les
> Leston. The replacement cost is $1300 according to several restoration
> sources. Puts things into perspective, doesn't it?
>
> Bruce Henderson
> 1969 Austin Healey Sprite
> 1965 Porsche 356C Coupe
>
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