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The Steering Wheel Archive

Les Leston

Wheel sold by Les Leston were made by a number of manufacturers over the years, the nicest of these were the wheels made by Walsall Wheels.

15" Les Leston Grand Prix in leather (6 hole boss)

15" Les Leston Grand Prix in Leather (4 hole boss)

15" Les Leston Grand Prix in Wood (4 hole boss)

15" Les Leston (Tulip Boss)

15" Les Leston Wood, Small Boss for 11 / 1300

13" Les Leston Leather (6 hole boss)

13" Les Leston

14" Les Leston

Les Leston 15" (small boss for 11 / 1300)

Les Leston 15" "Sterling Moss" in wood

15" Les Leston "Sterling Moss" in Wood

15" "Sterling Moss" in Wood

15" Slotted Wood

5 Hole 15" in wood

13" 6 hole leather bound

Springall

For me Springall made some of the best accessory wheels of the 1960's

Click on the uimage opposite to read a very interesting article about Springall. I would like to thank Steve Springall for sending me a copy of this article as well as a lot of background information on his fathers business.

15" Leather (large boss)

15" Leather (small boss)

13" Leather (small boss)

15" Wooden (small boss)

15" Wooden (Mini boss)

15" Wooden (large boss)

15" Leather (Mini boss)

15" Wooden Large boss

Springalex

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Springalex was a joint venture between Springall the wheel manufacturers & Alexander the Marketing company.

13" Leather

13" Vinyl

Formula

Another great manafacturer of the 1960's, Formula stubornly stuck with their unique and tricky to find boss design. The horn push was something special though. Formula supplied Speedwell at one time.

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Formula Literature

15" Leather	Lucas made Formula Horn Centre
15" Wood	Late 15" Wood / dished

Cosmic

Cosmic accessories made a few steering wheels, but this was just one small string to their large bow.


15" Cosmic (steel not alloy)	15" Cosmic Leather bound

Moto-Lita

Moto-Lita are about the only survivor from the 1960's. Their early wheels can be recognised by the Moto-lita logo being stamped onto the vertical bar of any wheel.

Simon Green / Moto-Lita Brochure

15" Deep Dish (non standard boss)

14" Medium dish

15" Wood Early "Simon Green"

A tiny Moto-Lita approx 7"

Early Flat 13" leather bound wheel with small boss

Early small boss dished

Motolita Dished / small boss

Styla

Styla made a good range of wheels in the 60's some of their wheels were sold through Speedwell amongst others.

14" Leather (tulip boss)

Avanti

The sound Italian, but they were British made.

15" Wood

Click above for some Avanti Literature

Other Makes

Here are a collection of wheels that haven't got their own section yet. In time, some will undoubtedly get a section of their own, others may be one off's.