Re: 1963 N34 steering wheel - real wood?
I believe that the wheel that you have was an optional wheel. The standard wheel in 1963 had a rim that was color coordinated to the interior and had a leather grained texture. There are also some production differences with the lines on the spokes during the year. In 1964, I believe that this optional wheel was still available as an option, as the teak wheel was not yet available and the standard wheel was changed to the plastic burled walnut wheel. There is a picture of this standard wheel in The Real Corvette by Ray Miller (although I recall that this book has some errors in it). I have'nt studied 65-67 wheels and I'm not sure what happened in those years.
I was hoping that someone would either confirm this or correct me if it's wrong.
Paul
I believe that the wheel that you have was an optional wheel. The standard wheel in 1963 had a rim that was color coordinated to the interior and had a leather grained texture. There are also some production differences with the lines on the spokes during the year. In 1964, I believe that this optional wheel was still available as an option, as the teak wheel was not yet available and the standard wheel was changed to the plastic burled walnut wheel. There is a picture of this standard wheel in The Real Corvette by Ray Miller (although I recall that this book has some errors in it). I have'nt studied 65-67 wheels and I'm not sure what happened in those years.
I was hoping that someone would either confirm this or correct me if it's wrong.
Paul
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