[Rovernet] 1970 Rover 3500S

[Roland Drew]

Wood wheels is a world to explore!
That wheel isnt technically period correct - being a 'big' boss.
Whilst Moto Lita is a safe choice, it doesnt start to explore the
opportunity period steering wheels offer.
The advantage of ML is simply that the company still exists, so you just
buy new what they offer from the catalogue.
Of course the 'correct' option for any P6 is a Clifford, who made the
plastic wood effect wheel option. (actually who made the standard car
wheel? off the top of my head I dont know, but cliffords were the supplier
for several standard production brands in period.) Clifford also supplied
real wood wheels too.
Another careless choise (in my opinion) is to say get a Les Leston. LL was
just a successful marketeer of accessories in the 60's and 70's selling
whoever's product he got his hands on, with the addition of the LL logo.
The technically superior maker was probably Walsall Wheels (often confused
or combined with the assumption all are LL wheels,  and all LL's are WW's)
These were used as oe wheels for certain brands, but also widely sold in
the aftermarket.
Be aware there was a huge activity in the market with perhaps as few as a
dozen 'principal' UK manufacturers all producing and marking for their
Brand customers.

On Sat, 1 Feb 2025 at 03:02, Steven Dibdin via Rovernet <
rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:

> I have a Moto Lita, love how it looks and feels. In my case it’s on a
> 2000TC and I went for a 15” to give myself some extra leg room.
>
> [image: 58179185020__9F9B96D4-0FEA-4F29-A331-4EF3CC90B57F.jpeg]
>
> They also sell the correct bosses for our columns.
>
> I believe mine is the Dished Mk.3 Cobra
> https://www.moto-lita.co.uk/products/dished-mk3-cobra-style-wood-rim
> Sent from a small screen, please excuse any typos.
>
> On Jan 31, 2025, at 21:47, Jonathan Present via Rovernet <
> rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
>
> Seeking a wooden steering wheel (new/used). Or a recommendation of a
> good brand that befits the Rover marque
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Roland Drew
R2D Engineering
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