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[shazer]

g'day shazer here

i trying to find some info about the chevrolet c15a

i was wondering does the wooden steering wheel have a metal core ?

and why was there a change from solid rudder steering wheels to wood steering wheels.

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

My information has it that the wooden steering wheel replaced the hard black rubber wheel in 1943 for Chevrolets at chassis number 2844515585.

As regards changing from rubber, all I can imagine is that the loss of Malay and Burmese rubber plantations led to a shortgae of natural rubber, and any available was required for tyres and perhaps windscreen wipers, etc. Trials were of course carried out with cherry wood tyres, in order to try and save rubber. Changing the steering wheel to wood was a logical decision.

No doubt I am totally wrong!

[Keith Webb]

Originally posted by shazer
:i was wondering does the wooden steering wheel have a metal core ?

and why was there a change from solid rudder steering wheels to wood steering wheels.

No the wheel part is laminated solid wood and quite beautiful. They were of course painted the vehicle colour.

David is correct in that they were saving strategic materials.

[shazer]

shazer here again

thanks for the replys

i have a another question with the chevrolet c15a it is about the diff i was wondering what the diff ratio is ?

[Keith Webb]

Originally posted by shazer
shazer here again

thanks for the replys

i have a another question with the chevrolet c15a it is about the diff i was wondering what the diff ratio is ?

6.5:1

[shazer]

thank you