What steering wheels are y’all using. 69 VC

 

I had the 442 4 Spoke on mine. Hard to beat the look, and pretty easy to find one.

 

I have 2 '69's. A 442 and Cutlass S. The 442 has its original 3 spoke (N34 I think?) and the Cutlass S has the 'standard' bakelite wheel. I think it was the mid-grade offering as I believe there was a simpler, cheaper wheel option available that year.

 

The 1970 N34 4-spoke option was available in most models in the A-body line, including Vista Cruisers. I think that is one of Old's nicest wheel designs and it looks good in older models too.

One that might be considered better is the standard 4-spoke wheel on the later 70s subcompact Starfire. It is 1/2 inch smaller diameter than the N34 4-spoke, which gives it a more modern look to my eye. That's the one I chose.

 

That’s a nice looking steering wheel, where would I find one, does it come in blue.

 

I would encourage you to create a parts wanted thread as many of the members here have spare parts. Yes the Starfire did have a blue wheel, but it may or may not be the same shade as your interior. John

 

That is a sharp looking interior. I have never seen a tach without a clock in the middle. Is that custom or just something I never knew about?

 

Thank you, GN. I've had that car for over 40 years--plenty of time to think about how to refine it!

That tach started life as a clock. I had an instrument maker in my city convert it to a tach with the same numerals and layout as the speedometer. The aftermarket tachs that went to 8000 or 10,000 rpm always seemed silly to put on our lower-rpm engines.

Unfortunately, the instrument maker went on to a different occupation. But I'm sure that many still exist who could do a similar job.

 

Thanks. As John said, they come in various colors. Mine was black, I had my painter color the center cap to match my interior and I had a shop in California sew a brown leather cover over the black rim.

 

Thanks again I’ve seen many sharp looking steering wheels but they are 6 hole mounts. My cruiser still has the original wheel, it’s all cracked up. Do they make conversion kits for those wheels.

 

I thought the 1969 and 1970 Cutlass steering wheels were both 6-hole-mount. And the hubs look the same.

I'm about 95% sure, but I wouldn't bet my transmission on it. So wait for an authority to confirm this point.

 

I had a 4 spoke sport wheel on my 1960 Impala. GMs interchange for many years.

 

There's a hub that goes under the 4 spoke wheel. You'll need one that's a 1969 or newer to match the diameter of the column.

 

GT Performance GT3 dark walnut wood wheel. Works with the Grant mounting kits that have the olds horn button available.

 

All great looking wheels. I agree that the 4-spoke if one of the best looking factory steering wheels Olds made. I am running a leather/ billet wheel with a Billet Specialties horn button and twist machine paddle shifters in my 72

 

Many of us have installed an aftermarket tach in the clock pod. Here’s mine:

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...s-tach-189005/

 

As most agree, you can’t go wrong with the 4- spoke wheel. Here it is in my 1977 Delta 88 pace car. It was part of the W44 pace car package. I believe 1977 was the last year for this style sport wheel. In 1978 they changed it to the 2-spoke wheel. I have that one in my 1979 Hurst and had it in my 1978 Delta 88 Holiday coupe.

 

I am running a factory style steering wheel on mine. It keeps the original look and feels right for the car. Interested to hear what others with a 69 VC are using and how they like it

 

The 67 has a wrecked 67 wheel, the 68 has the wooden one that H/Os and Corvettes came with, and the 72 has a 4 spoke sport wheel with no grain, although I have a better one for it.

Not every 72 H/O has sport wheel and rally pack, but most do, and have AC too.