[Healeys] More on Lempert Wheels

[Bob Haskell]

Michael,

I did the same on my Moto-Lita wheel.

Cheers,

Bob Haskell
Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar

On 4/29/21 7:00 AM, Michael Oritt via Healeys 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 <mailto: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
>     <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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