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- ArkieJazz January 27
- Hudson Grandpa January 28
- Ken U-Tx January 11
- onerare39 January 7
- PAULARGETYPE January 28
- RL Chilton January 28
- Rob_Fayette January 28
'54 Hornet Ivory Steering Wheel
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When my '54 H.Cp. was restored over 30 years ago, this steering wheel was a NOS one I bought from the infamous Garth Peterson. I recently had a new one recast and the wheel in this photo is for sale. It's a very nice wheel but not perfect. If anyone is interested, email me directly as the pm feature here does not work for me for some reason. My email address is arkiejazzGRUMPY@aol.com (remove GRUMPY)Arkie -
yeah, except it looks kind of cool on the steering wheelsArkie
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Yes, I do like the warm yellow glow from the old ivory wheels, especially if they are NOT cracked. Unfortunately the old urea based plastic (organic) is most vulnerable to UV damage when it has light pigments. I am sure you have noticed the darker blue, green, and maroon wheels seem to hold up better. The urea base is why these old wheels when stored in a box for awhile, really stink when you open the box.....P-U!
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I had Rob Fayette cast a new ivory steering wheel for my coupe. Rob does OUTSTANDING work. That's why this original steering wheel is for sale.Arkie
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Rob:Are you able to caste a 54 Maroon Steering wheel yet?
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Hudson Grandpa-
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THIS WHEEL WILL ALSO FIT 55 HUDSON
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Thanks for the great endorsement Steve (Arkie Jazz). I appreciate it.
Hudson Grandpa, I do have the 54 steering wheel mold finished and completed a nice Ivory 54 wheel for Steve. By the end of 2012, I had been working on Steering wheels, almost non stop for, 7 months. I now have the Pacemaker , 51-53 Hornet , and 54 Hornet steering wheel molds completed. After working so hard, I'm going to take a break from Steering wheels for a while. I want to concentrate on getting my convertible ready to drive to the National in July. It still needs a top and still has some mechanical issues.
I might not be ready to do more steering wheels until after the National. It could be sooner, its just hard to predict right now.
As far as doing a Maroon steering wheel, I still haven't gotten the color matching figured out yet, so I'm not prepared to do a maroon wheel that matches the original Hudson maroon. I definitely want to get the capability to match Hudson colors. Matching colors is an important part of being able to supply Hudson folks with the parts they want. I have spent several hundred dollars on the pigments and tools necessary to do the color matching but I haven't learned how to do it yet. I wish I could you give you an approximate date as to when I'll be ready to match colors, but I just can't do that yet. I know I keep saying I will get the color matching figured out, and I will.
Rob
