Mounted a Moto-Lita wheel

[Georges]

I just mounted my new 15" Moto-Lita steering wheel. I'm coming from Triumphs and Morris' so I wanted to feel at home. It was a bit spendy ($500) and they had to ship it from England, but as they would say, I'm well chuffed!

 

It's a bit close to the turn signal and high beam stalks but not too close. I added a thin spacer but I still had plenty of threads.

 

 

 

 

[Georges]

[Georges]

Does anyone know what my original black wheel is out of? 320?

[Pdxguy]

Looks great!

[Georges]

Thanks. Hey, did you ever get a BaT car?

[2002iii]

2 hours ago, Georges said:

Does anyone know what my original black wheel is out of? 320?

Yep e21 320i

[SydneyTii]

It’s like a punk rock version of a Nardi, all studs, cool!

[Lorin]

Cool ! I ran the leather wrapped motolita wheel from my mini in my last 2002 for many years. 
 

 

 

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Edited April 29, 2021 by Lorin

[zinz]

I gots one of those in the stash. It has a Porsche emblem in the horn button though. I like them. 

 

Ed Z

[Mike Self]

Moto Lita wood-rim wheels haven't changed in 40 years.  I have one on my Bugeye--scrounged out of a junkyard back in the late '70s, with the wood all warped and delaminating.  I restored it--probably have 30+ hours in flattening and re-gluing the wood, many coats of varnish and several hours polishing the spokes.  But it sure looks good.  As does yours.

 

Happy motoring.

 

mike

[Georges]

Thanks! They are timeless. If Stirling Moss drove a 2002 he would have insisted on one.

[dlacey]

Just taken this Moto-Lita off of my car for some refurbishment, it's been on my black car from new in 1973... black crackle alloy boss and chromed steel hornpush. Slightly dished which helps with stalk clearance.

In my tropical climate these alloy woodrim wheels are challenging... In the afternoon sun the alloy parts really will burn your fingers...just touching the wood is difficult, the rivets are also painful... Must remember welding gloves next time.

[Georges]

LOL

[Lorin]

Here is my wheel.