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11-03-04, 16:25
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Steering Wheel question
I have been asked about the use of a wooden steering wheel on Commonwealth MilVeh in WWII. The owner is adamant that it came from a military truck. It is wood, with four stell spokes and is 18 inches in diameter. My limited understanding is that these were Bakelite/plastic.
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11-03-04, 16:35
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Wood Steering Wheel
Chevrolet CMP's did use wooden steering wheels on late production models i.e. 1944. Ford's never had a wood steering wheel. GMC CCKW's and DUKW's also used the same wheel I believe.
Is your friend interested in selling his steering wheel? A friend of mine is restoring a 1944 Chev C60S. Unfortunately prior to him purchasing, the previous owner took the cab roof off (for a reason yet unknown) and left the truck outside for a number or years which caused the wood wheel to rot. I am sure he would be interested if your friend has no need for it and would like to sell it. S.
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11-03-04, 17:51
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Wood Rim Steering Wheels
Hello there,
I have owned GMC CCKW 353 open cab as well as a dozen CMP's over the years. I recall comparing the wood steering wheel of my Chev C60L with that of the GMC - one had a simple centre spider whilst the other also incorporated a rivetted sheetmetal inner spider for reinforcement. Only trouble is, now years later I just can't recall which vehicle had the reinforcement piece. I'm pretty sure they were interchangeable as I once loaned my good timber wheel to a fellow collector to move a dead GMC wreck - it fitted straight on so well I never got it back !!! (I know who you are and where you live by the way...) Cheers Phill 
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11-03-04, 17:57
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1943...
By the way -
The Chevrolet C60L which had the wooden steering wheel was a 1943 (Australian) delivery. The wheel appeared to be completely original with red oxide primer under olive green paint. The vehicle was a very low mileage former workshop truck which had been shortened into a bush fire tanker. Still had canvas mudflaps and original Army numbers diplayed... Cheers Phill
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11-03-04, 20:24
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Re: 1943...
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Do you have a picture of this truck? Or how about the ARN?
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11-03-04, 21:00
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C60L ARN 74194
Hello Keith,
Yes It's ARN is 74194. The truck is still stored at the family property but has recently passed into the hands of Bruce Peelgrane, a collector from the Blue Mountains. It nowadays sports an original GS tray and spare tyre/toolbox setup as the original machinery workshop body was transferred to another vehicle prior to it's disposal from the Army. I took this particular Chev to Corowa in 1997 not long after i first acquired it from Book Book (NSW) bushfire brigade. I'll scan in the pic and submit it... Cheers Phill Hastings
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12-03-04, 12:38
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Change over to wooden wheel
Chevrolet C8A:
# 2844515585 [1943] WOODEN STEERING WHEEL REPLACED HARD BLACK RUBBER WHEEL
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12-03-04, 13:03
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Can't forward pics
I'm still trying but the images won't go through - I'll reduce them in size and keep trying
Cheers Phill
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