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Old 12-16-2012, 02:33 PM   #18
Charlie Stephens
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Default Re: 32 Parts - How to tell Original from Reproduction??

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Originally Posted by NealinCA View Post
I am also curious about the steering wheel in my sedan...



The wheel seems almost too crisp and crack free to be 80 years old. Were 32 steering wheels ever reproduced? The car was "restored" in the late 70's...

Thanks again,

Neal
Bob Drake made an excellent reproduction in the seventies and I would guess that may be what you have. That is what I have on my car. If I remember correctly there were a couple of small differences that you could use to id an original versus a reproduction and I hope someone posts them. The joke used to be you could tell a reproduction because it wasn't cracked.

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