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08-14-2009, 06:49 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Vancouver,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ...289 slabside, slowly but surely
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Moto-Lita steering wheel
I'm selling a Moto-Lita steering wheel, but I'm having a bit of trouble identifying it............It's dished, has a 6 bolt mounting pattern and measures just under 15" (about 38cm) in diameter. It's laminated wood (dark-light-dark-light) on a polished aluminum spoke. I'm told the spoke slots are referred to as "Cobra Slots". The only markings on it are "Moto-Lita" and "Made in Great Britain" - no part number - on the back sides of two of the spokes. No idea if this is a later Moto-Lita re-issue wheel or an original Moto-Lita Shelby Cobra / AC Cobra / Shelby Mustang item from the early-60's.
Is there a way to tell? I've enclosed a pic. Either way, it's a nice wheel..... Thanks,
Mike
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08-14-2009, 07:12 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF#0760
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Looks a lot like a Superformance wheel...
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08-14-2009, 07:35 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Thanks for the reply Blas. I've seen quite a few pics of "correct" wheels - real, re-issue, continuation, copy, etc..... They're all nice and do the job.
I only ask because there's a HUGE difference in price between a real, but re-issued Moto-Lita wheel and real, period correct Moto-Lita wheel. One can be had for $200, the other for $2000+.....
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08-14-2009, 09:19 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Vancouver,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ...289 slabside, slowly but surely
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Ronbo; thanks for the info. Mine definitely looks like the second one, except it's 2-tone wood.
I know at some point they went to 15", with a solid (not split) center. There was a British manufacturer that supplied AC Cars for the first 75(?) cobras, then MotoLita stepped in. There's some question as to whether or not these wheels had any markings on them.
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08-18-2009, 09:53 AM
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Location: Vero Beach,
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Cobra Make, Engine: COX 6111 - '66 "AC 289 Sports."
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If it says Moto-Lita on the back side of one of the spokes, it is not an original wheel.
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08-18-2009, 10:40 AM
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...thanks Ned.
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