Factory Sport Sterring Wheels

Could all of you members that have pics of there factory spot steering wheels post a thumb nail ,im looking for one of the cooler looking Maverick steering wheels and i want to know whats out there JIMMY2GATES

 

Here's mine

 

I like that! Did it come stock on our cars? All the ones I have seen are the flimsy little ones with the 2-spokes with the long horizontal horn on them.

 

Not factory on my car. Found mine in a junkyard attached to a Mustang II. Scott - sent you a PM.

 

Steering Wheel

Hawkco i f you know were to get another like yours ,id be interested if the price aint out of this world .im curious if there are other models of factory sport steering wheels out there. Jimmy2gates

 

I got lucky on finding a good one. I removed the stallion emblem and used one of Dan Hines' patented Maverick decals.

Here's the story on my wheel...

http://mmb.maverick.to/showthread.php?t=21973&highlight=Score

 

As I said in the PM back to you, "Very good deal and NICE work!"

 

Just a heads up for those that like that wheel:
They were used briefly in the mid-late 70s on some Stang2s, F150s, and were an option on the Stallion.

After I saw this thread, I started thinking about what other wheels were available on our cars over the years... There were actually more than I realized.
There was the really plain basic Pinto, Maverick, Stang version that had the 2 thin spokes and round horn.

Then there was the more common version that had the 2 spokes padded all the way across with the horn in a long strip.
Then around 75 or so, they modified that with slight angles on the ends of the 2 spokes turned down. Much like every other Ford wheel of the time.

Then, my absolute... hands down favorite, the Rimblow 3 spoke.


All on top of the sport wheel that is the topic of this thread.

That makes 5 wheels on Mavs over the short lifespan.

Are there any others we can think of???

WAIT!
There is a 6th!
The 69.5 2 spoke with the horn ring around the bottom of the wheel...

Edit:
Now I am compelled to search for pics of each!
I'll post what I find, unless others beat me to it.

 

Here is mine in our '72 2 door. It is out of a 1980 Mustang, so it dosen't have a built in horn button, and the rear plastic collar is slightly bigger then the Maverick's steering column. Can't complain since I only gave 9 bucks for it in a junkyard. The horn is wired to the windshield wash button through a relay.

I have one of the good sport wheels with the horn button in it that will be going in my '73. I pulled it out of a '77 Mustang II and gave 9 bucks for it also.

Everybody seems to like Sport Wheels. I have had several people in my car who were not even "car people" say they like how the steering wheel looks.

 

Nice chair. That steering wheel goes perfect with it...

 

Mine is shown in the Members photo Gallery...

 

The best thing about that is that it fits me.

 

That is the horn that our '72 had in it originally from the factory.

Here is the wheel that came from the factory in my '73 4 door. (it was in my '69.5 when the pic was taken, so disregard the rest of the interior)

 

Steering wheel

Now that this topic has come up ,about the cool steering wheel being from a mustang 11 ,i saw a farm about 15 miles west of me ,in the back field he has a 77 to 79 black with gold strips cobra mustang 11 out there ,i should check that out .,you never know what deals come forth until you ask . Jimmy2gates

 

A '79 Cobra would be a Fox Body car and have the later style sport wheel with no horn in it. It would also likely be black, like the one I have in my car. Some very early '79 Cobra's did have silver sport wheels, but they still had no horn (you push in on the turn signal lever for the horn).