Ted,
I suspect that as more TR6 owners examine their steering wheels very
closely it will be determined that none came leather wrapped. I've heard
owners swear their cars had leather interiors when in fact they were the
stock vinyl. The error stemming from the fact that the material is much
more "leather like" than US auto vinyl.
And now for a list of all the cars that everyone in my immediate family
has ever owned...kidding, just kidding.
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
CF38690UO
CF37325U
"Theodore R. Stevens" wrote:
>
> On the subject of telling leather (or ivory, or bone) from rubber (or hard
> plastic, or resin) another method besides the dissecting microscope is to
> heat a straight pin to red hot (with a match or lighter) and apply it to an
> inconspicuous part of the object in question. If it smells like burning
> hair, it's organic. If it smells like burning rubber or plastic, or just
> melts, it's man-made. At least that's what the guy on the Antiques
> Roadshow claims. :-).
> By the way, the covering on the wheel of my 74 TR6 is without a doubt
> molder rubber. Tiny chunks have come off the backside.
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