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Dan F
USA
834 Posts |
 Posted - 07/09/2018 : 21:25:51
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I am looking for a Malcolm Campbell steering wheel...Does anyone have one to sell or know of anyone reproducing them ???
thanks
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Orstin
United Kingdom
633 Posts |
Posted - 08/09/2018 : 06:53:04
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You could try Willie McKenzie at Austin Reproduction Parts. he makes all sorts of steering wheels...
hth...
So many dynamos |
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Tim Sharp
United Kingdom
294 Posts |
Posted - 08/09/2018 : 09:21:54
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Dan
Is this what you are after? (it was described to me as Malcolm Campbell style)
Made for me by
MYRTLE LIMITED,
Unit 95 The Oaks,
Manston Business Park,
Ramsgate,
Kent, CT12 5FD
U.K.
Tel: 44 (0)1843 844962
myrtleprod@aol.com
Regards
Tim
Tim Sharp
PB0685 - Nuneaton |
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Westbury
United Kingdom
1949 Posts |
Posted - 08/09/2018 : 21:54:56
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Hello, Dan.
Just noticed one for sale, now on EBay. Listed as ‘ Vintage MG 17” steering wheel ‘ I don’t know whether you can access this. I am not involved, just trying to be helpful !
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Dan F
USA
834 Posts |
Posted - 08/09/2018 : 23:59:04
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Thanks guys. Orstin - will check with Willie. Tim the one I am referring to would have a larger and thicker boss in the center - I think. Ive only seen one in pictures.
Chris , thanks for the lead. I sent you an email,
Best and thanks to all,
Dan |
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KevinA
New Zealand
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Tim Sharp
United Kingdom
294 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2018 : 08:44:46
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Dan
Understood. The boss used to make the wheel in the picture was the boss from the damaged 3 spoke wheel that came with the pile of parts I bought to build the car from. At least we knew that would fit the steering shaft.
Regards
Tim
Tim Sharp
PB0685 - Nuneaton |
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Westbury
United Kingdom
1949 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2018 : 09:37:20
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Kevin,
Thanks for helping there, hope Dan picks this up. I wasn’t sure how to send the link.
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Dan F
USA
834 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2018 : 13:45:03
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Guys:
thanks for all the help and efforts. That's a great wheel and a possibility but the one I was referring to has a larger boss in the middle and appears (from memory) to measure 5-6" wide with the MG logo in the middle and a circular pattern of rivets (?) around the outside of the boss.
I'll see if I can find a picture.
As always, thanks
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Malcolm Bailey
United Kingdom
301 Posts |
Posted - 18/09/2018 : 14:40:30
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Hi Tim,
I am also looking for a Malcolm (Duncan) Campbell steering wheel.
Mine will need to have a longer “neck” to clear my knuckles from the dashlamps.
Could you take a photo from the side so that I could see the length of neck
Many thanks,
Malcolm |
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Dan F
USA
834 Posts |
Posted - 18/09/2018 : 17:09:24
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I’ve been meaning to chime in . Thanks for all the help overvthe last few weeks with my requests . I was incorrect and the Malcolm wheel shown was what I needed. I was unable to bid on the eBay wheel because of an eBay issue with shipping to the USA . Seller really tried but couldn’t get help from eBay to sort through .
Anyway , bottom line is I am still looking for one .
Best and thanks
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Malcolm Bailey
United Kingdom
301 Posts |
Posted - 18/09/2018 : 17:31:52
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Hi Dan,
I have sent you an em off line
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Tim Sharp
United Kingdom
294 Posts |
Posted - 18/09/2018 : 18:30:01
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Malcolm
Will do. The car is not here at the moment but will be back tomorrow evening and I will endeavour to do a photo then.
Regards
Tim
Tim Sharp
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Tim Sharp
United Kingdom
294 Posts |
Posted - 18/09/2018 : 18:34:56
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Malcolm
Just found this one with the wheel off the car. Does this help?
As noted above this was my boss from an old wheel which I therefore knew fitted the steering shaft and was used to build the wheel around it.
Regards
Tim
Tim Sharp
PB0685 - Nuneaton |
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Malcolm Bailey
United Kingdom
301 Posts |
Posted - 18/09/2018 : 19:15:00
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Hi Tim,
Thanks for this. I have an old boss which looks similar. The measurement from the rear of the boss to the middle of the nut is 30mm. Could you measure please measure the distance of the one in the photo.
Thanks
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Richard Hardy
United Kingdom
2138 Posts |
Posted - 19/09/2018 : 14:06:21
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Malcolm, I may be able to help. I have a salonette column on one of my cars and with a two seater body I have always knocked my knuckles on the dash lamps if I did not feed the wheel. Salonettes had shorter columns of course.
To overcome the problem, the column tube can be removed and the shaft cut, sleeved and extended. Alternatively, an extended boss can be made. I have just made the pattern and almost finish machined the first casting (just have to clear my tool shelving to swing the slotting head round into position on the Bridgeport for the keyway slotting). I have added 1 5/8ths inch in length to an otherwise identical boss profile and it has worked a treat giving the appearance of a factory original finish production boss, if there were ever to be such a thing!
Centre boss has the domed (J4 / salonette ) MG crested centre molded off an original MG boss.
I am able to run more off if necessary. I plan to fit another one also to a Bluemels Malcolm Campbell steering wheel for the next project. If you think this approach may be helpful to you then feel free to drop me an email direct although I am rather flat out at the moment with a busy machining itinerary on other batch runs at the moment, so if you think I can help, let me know on timescales.
I would post a photo although this MMM website seems to not cater very well for Mac users.
Regards
Rich
Email; enquiries@vintagemgparts.com
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