Wood Steering Wheels

[spyderwerks]

Nardi Date Stamped 1962

[spyderwerks]

Nardi Date Stamped 1966

[spyderwerks]

Date stamped 1966. For sale or trade for Flat period Nardi

[Bill Brown]

356A VDM

[spyderwerks]

Flat Nardi

[Bill Brown]

The first one of my old repro wood wheels. Fat spokes, wood was done here locally. He wrapped thin laminations around the frame, then shaped it......I like it....a strong wheel.

[Bill Brown]

[JTR70]

Nice looking wheels!

Here's a super early nardi

with chrome plated steel hub

I saw this wheel in a Speedster that Craig Stevenson was restoring many years ago. The car was later sold to John Wurner who then sold this wheel to me. I believe Craig told me that he bought it from Bill Brown. Was this one yours Bill?

[Bill Brown]

Yeah Justin.....I remember selling that wheel to Craig......that had to be 25 years ago! Does that wheel have a date? I`ve had a couple steel hub early Nardi wheels, but don`t remember if they were dated. I remember it having a steel horn surround too, correct?

[JTR70]

Thanks for the confirmation Bill. It does have the steel trim ring and it looks to have been machined out at some point to accept the larger A horn button as I can see where it has gotten into the dowls a bit. It doesn't have a date stamp and all I know about it is what Craig told me. Being Steel/alloy he said it was Nardi's first version for 356 but I can't remember if he specified if it was early or late 1950's?? He just said it was super early and rare so with that in mind I snagged it from John when I saw it up for sale. Do you have any idea when these came out?

[Bill Brown]

The earliest dated Nardi I`ve had was a "59......my guess is, that your wheel is 56-58. I`ve seen that same wheel on some 550 cars, steel hub......who knows? I had a copy of the Nardi book, but it really does`nt go into the wood wheels much.....but more on the cars. I plead guilty to having the hub machined to accept the "A" hornbutton. Back then, there were none of those mushroom buttons around. I think I did that to a couple wheels......and ya know what.....I`d do it again!. I love the stock "A" button.

[JTR70]

I Agree, machining it for the A-button was the right way to go Bill. To be honest I really don't care for the looks of the nardi button with that tiny logo. I think it detracts from the wheel IMHO. This wheel needs just a whisper more removed as all my original A buttons fit way too snug to remove without damaging them. I've partially started one and it gets real tight in a hurry. Besides there is also no access hole from behind to drive it out with a punch; not yet anyway. It may have been fitted to a Spyder since there are no provisions for a signal cancel ring but no one can say for sure. BTW, you certainly have had alot of killer parts and cars pass through your door over the years!