kramttoille Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 I came by this steering wheel and column and would like help in identifying the vehicle it came from?!? On top of the steering wheel are two small levers. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 (edited) Any numbers or letters on the underside of the spokes? Edited November 19, 2018 by TerryB (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintageben Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Looks similar to Chev 4 1927-28 but the photo is not clear enough where the bracket is halfway down, it should have a lock on it there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttoille Posted November 19, 2018 Author Share Posted November 19, 2018 I have cleaned it up a bit . On the underside there is a lock and at the bottom of the keyway is stamped a capital M. On the top of it is a PAT’D stamp by the lever. To the right of that is what appears to be a date 2-10-14 and below that is -1o-23...these numbers are above and below where missing bolt would have been. I could not find any other identifiers other than where there appears to be a brass button (horn button?!). To the left anright of that are 2 levers and above the “horn” it is stamped on the left side is “closed” with an arrow pointing to the right.And on the right side is stamped “advance” with an arrow pointing to the left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wetherbee Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 I think VintageBen nailed it... I was thinking Chevrolet and the lock looks like what he describes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttoille Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 VintageBen and Mark Wetherbee thanks so much for the info.... I love rusty Gold. My wife and I are in the Architectural Salvage business and we came across this and I could not resist. I just looked at a YouTube in a restored Chevrolet 1928 pick-up and that sure looks like it...so what was the purpose of the lock? And what do y’all think the value is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 The steering column lock is an anti-theft device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttoille Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 Thanks Keiser I assume it was inserted in the cutout on the column?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintageben Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Yeah the lock works on the cut out on the column. Turn the key and a pin inserts into the column locking the steering. The little lever is the ignition cut out switch. As for value, that’s a difficult one as I’m a stingy bastard I would not part with much money for this part, maybe $50-$100 (Aussie) but then again I do already have half a dozen of these sitting on the shelf. Parts like this I usually prefer to swap other parts for, but that’s how I usually like to do business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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