Jamie,
sounds like you have the stock wheel in your car.
Pull the horn button and look in there,  I think that will convince you
that it's not wood.
Woo wheels always have a steel rim and steel spokes. 
Ulix
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999 Metallian6@aol.com wrote:
> I'm sorry, I looked at my wheel today and it has two spokes. How do you tell 
> the difference between Bakelite and wood? My wheel is a dull black color. It 
> kinda feels like wood but could it be Bakelite I wonder? I can get some film 
> later and take a picture of the wheel and put it on my web site.
> 
> Jamie 
> 1962 AH Sprite MK II (under restoration)
> 1976 Spitfire 1500 (body shell)
> 1979 Spitfire 1500 "Judas"
> 1979 Trans Am (almost back on the road again)
> Web site links:  <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/darkside/mycar.html">We
> lcome to my british car site</A> 
>  <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/darkside/SpriteData.html">Austin 
> Healey Sprite database</A> 
>  <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/darkside/MidgetData.html">MG Midget 
> database</A>
> 
> In a message dated 12/21/99 9:50:12 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
> ulix@u.washington.edu writes:
> 
> << Jamie,
>  
>  no, the original wheel is not wood.  It is a 2-spoke bakelite wheel.  Look
>  in "original Sprite & Midget".
>  The horn button is probably original though.
>  
>  Ulix >>
> 
> 
>  
> 
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