Originally Posted by Taffmog
My 1969 4/4, 1979 model (vinyl dash etc.) came with a huge Bakelite wheel with 3 sprung spokes which I still have. When the car was rebuilt in 1977 it was fitted with the lovely Astrali.


Save that original, they are becoming quite sought after

When restoring the 70 yr old one off the F Super I had to pay quite a lot to have the rim re-cast

BTW, warning to all - be careful with old Bakelite items, they often contained microscopic asbestos fibres in the 'mix'


Jon M