>I was just at the All-British in Vancouver, B.C., and I noticed that two
>brands of aftermarket steering wheels proliferate. One is, of course, the
>Moto-Lita; but there's another brand I hadn't seen in the U.S. catalogs.
>It's called something like "Lecarre" or "Leccarre". My search engine turns
>up nothing. Anyone know where to find them? Are there other brands? The
>problem with the '72 is finding a 14" black-leather wheel with three
>*slotted* spokes instead of drilled---to keep the look of the original.
>Victoria British has one, but the hub TR symbol is *very* tiny, and the
>wheel is thick and made of solid wood under the leather rather than metal).
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Yep, just happen to have a catalog for them, and have them installed on
both my running TR's. BTW the last one I ordered came stamped on the
reverse somewhere made by Moto-Lita. I had always wondered this since the
hubs and steering wheels looked almost identical.
The outfit in question is
LeCarra
15850 West 6th Ave
Golden Colorado, 80401
(303)279-5181
Fax (303) 279-5251
These are truly beautiful steering wheels and can be ordered in a vast
variety of styles and sizes. You can actually get a really thick grip rim
approx an inch and a half in dia (with round holes) in polished or black
three spoke style in a 12" dia (which is what I have on the Spitfire). The
wheel you appear to be looking for (which is what I have in the GT6) would
be a 3 spoke, slotted hole (polished), 14" diameter black leather rim MK4,
model name "Elegante" part number 43201. My catalog lists about $120 just
for the steering wheel as of 1997 and of course the adapter would add about
$40 to that cost plus whatever shipping would be added. If wanted the same
or similar style can be also be ordered with wooden rims, and four spokes
different sizes, etc.
Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
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