[Healeys] More on Lempert Wheels

[HealeyRick]

Oh boy.  If we're going to have a Lempert wheel show, here's mine.  It's a
little different as there are no rivets and the wood wraps completely
around the rim.  There's so many of us with Lempert wheels on our cars (for
good reason) future generations will probably think they were original
equipment.

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On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 7:02 AM Michael Oritt via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Beautiful wheel indeed Roland.
>
> Mike thinks me overly picky but I have suggested to him that he consider
> painting out (as I do) in flat black the edge of the metal core between
> about 340 and 020 degrees as it--the edge--reflects directly into my
> straight-ahead FOV.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
> On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 6:29 PM sentenac.rw--- via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Here is another Lempert wheel shown on my BN1.  It will lose me a few
>> points on a Concours inspection but I don't care.  I think it is the
>> most beautiful wheel.
>>
>> -Roland
>>
>> On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:48:21 +0100, you wrote:
>>
>> >?TeamHere are a couple of wheels from the genius that is Mike Lempert (
>> https://www.pbase.com/mdlempert/wheels).The first is a Derrington style
>> wheel (slots not holes) with stainless steel core. It is slightly heavier
>> (and costlier) than it would be with the more usual alloy core but it
>> results in a lovely rigid wheel with very little flex.The second image is
>> of a wood rim banjo with a Nardi style inlay, again produced by  Mike. It
>> is reduced to 15” diameter and has a steel ring core, welded to the cut
>> ends of the spokes.  There is a story to this wheel which attests to Mike’s
>> sense of commitment and integrity.Mike produced a banjo wheel for me around
>> 2008. Some 3 years later he contacted me with the story of a 3000 that had
>> runaway down hill and was brought to a stop when a front wheel contacted
>> the kerb and immediately flew to full steering lock. The acceleration and
>> sudden stop of the steering wheel caused the steel core ring to break loose
>> from the spokes.  Mike contacted me and
>> >asked if I would return my banjo wheel as a safety recall. He wanted to
>> remanufacture the wheel with improved connection of the core ring to the
>> spokes.The result is the Nardi style wheel you see attached. Mike is an
>> artist, a genius in the history and production techniques of classic
>> steering wheels and an absolute gentleman.
>>
>>
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