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On that basis BMC sure made a lot of classic cars :-) and the Morry addicts would agree with you.
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Another good point is that with a smaller wheel with thicker hoop your old classic all of sudden feels a lot more like a race car and I like driving my jag like a race car sometimes :P
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This wheel is in fact a correct and authentic Series III XJ wheel that was the standard wheel on all 1990 to 1992 Jaguar (not Daimler) versions. It looks better and feels better than the earlier wheel and is very slightly smaller. The cars seems to handle differently with this wheel - obviously an entirely subjective impression, but it is there. Fitting this wheel avoids the "it's just wrong" appearance of aftermarket wheels designed for sports cars rather than luxury saloons. And it was also on the 1989 US and 89 and 90 Canadian XJS as well.
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Clarke & Steve, not wishing to get too far off topic, but my recollection of HD & HR wheels is a full width brushed metal horn bar - i.e. not a horn ring. On the other hand, maybe it was the Premier models that had a half ring?? Don't get many of those to the pound these days, can't remember when I last saw a Premier from any series!
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Clarke & Steve, not wishing to get too far off topic, but my recollection of HD & HR wheels is a full width brushed metal horn bar - i.e. not a horn ring. On the other hand, maybe it was the Premier models that had a half ring?? Don't get many of those to the pound these days, can't remember when I last saw a Premier from any series!
I remember when driving his car I couldn't rest my rollie pouch on the horn ring when rolling a smoke(while driving).
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Well, I can not remember any car that I had that had a horn ring???
And, as I last recall lit I made of past and present cars, it was about 80!!! Perhaps the first with a ring was the quaint little 41 Studebaker Champion tudor. Nice looking, but, it's little six was :gutless". A quaint front suspension allowed the wheels to tilt. one in ant the top and the other out at the top???
Ah, yes, in my "poor starved" college days, Bull Ddurham in ZZZ
papers. Not so, Mom and dad provided room and board. Anything else, "work for it". which I did. Full service gas station.
An empty sack hangs on the shop wall as a token of the "good old days"??
A decade or so I saw the papers for sale in a convenience store. still used, but not for Tabaco....
Dad told us of a tale in his early days as a young soldier. he was driving a 6x6, possibly an Indiana. A gruff older sergeant was riding shot gun. Dad whipped out his sack and proceeded to roll a "quirly".
Sarg said. "son, keep your hands on the wheel and I'll keep you in
Taylor mades".
Little machines were available to roll a decent looking cig.
Glad I ditched that habit in 78!!!!
Carl
And, as I last recall lit I made of past and present cars, it was about 80!!! Perhaps the first with a ring was the quaint little 41 Studebaker Champion tudor. Nice looking, but, it's little six was :gutless". A quaint front suspension allowed the wheels to tilt. one in ant the top and the other out at the top???
Ah, yes, in my "poor starved" college days, Bull Ddurham in ZZZ
papers. Not so, Mom and dad provided room and board. Anything else, "work for it". which I did. Full service gas station.
An empty sack hangs on the shop wall as a token of the "good old days"??
A decade or so I saw the papers for sale in a convenience store. still used, but not for Tabaco....
Dad told us of a tale in his early days as a young soldier. he was driving a 6x6, possibly an Indiana. A gruff older sergeant was riding shot gun. Dad whipped out his sack and proceeded to roll a "quirly".
Sarg said. "son, keep your hands on the wheel and I'll keep you in
Taylor mades".
Little machines were available to roll a decent looking cig.
Glad I ditched that habit in 78!!!!
Carl
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We have a guy in the local car club with a nice white standard looking X2. Under the bonnet is spec'd out to XU1 standard. Sorta goes a bit.
Sorry to all our overseas friends who NFI what we are on about. And if you cant work out NFI you will have to PM me because draconian word filters and tyrannical overlords.
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When I stuck it in the Trading Post for sale the phone started ringing at 5am, was sold by 7.30.
To me it was the work car that needed paint and carpet. Sold it because we had a young family and couldn't afford to keep two cars and a bike serviced and registered.
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Smith356:
Were I to swap steering wheels in my S3, unlikely as t is, yours would suit me best. Nice. Fits in just right.
Way back when I tried junk racing on a desert oval, better cars began to race. One or two of those were California roadsters. But, refitted with big truck steering boxes and wheels. Object, quicker yet easier steering. Easier to induce "tail out' and then gather it back. Too fast
for my junk. retired....
Carl
Were I to swap steering wheels in my S3, unlikely as t is, yours would suit me best. Nice. Fits in just right.
Way back when I tried junk racing on a desert oval, better cars began to race. One or two of those were California roadsters. But, refitted with big truck steering boxes and wheels. Object, quicker yet easier steering. Easier to induce "tail out' and then gather it back. Too fast
for my junk. retired....
Carl