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Steering wheel color
by Bill H. » Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:33 pm
Input on the color of your steering wheel plastic needed. Mine is black plastic.
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Welfare, a modern day career choice.
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1965 Stevens M416B1
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Re: Steering wheel color
by Homerguy » Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:52 pm
NOS mighty mite steering wheels are all green
1960 M151 s/n 2B 7015
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Re: Steering wheel color
by Bill H. » Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:20 pm
Homerguy, what color is your original steering wheel?
Bill H.
Welfare, a modern day career choice.
A gun is like a parachute, if you ever need one and don't have one, you'll never need one again
1962 AMC M422A1
1965 Stevens M416B1
My 1944 Willys MB
1944 Willys MB
Welfare, a modern day career choice.
A gun is like a parachute, if you ever need one and don't have one, you'll never need one again
1962 AMC M422A1
1965 Stevens M416B1
My 1944 Willys MB
1944 Willys MB
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Re: Steering wheel color
by BigBlock » Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:41 am
Mine are black plastic, with semi-gloss green paint.
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M422 #182, #1265
M422A1 #1673, #1788, #1843, #1846, #1957, #2260, #2883, #3284, #3743
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M422 #182, #1265
M422A1 #1673, #1788, #1843, #1846, #1957, #2260, #2883, #3284, #3743
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Re: Steering wheel color
by Homerguy » Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:50 pm
I've had several through the years from a local source. All were NOS and all were green. I dont think the plastic is painted either it seems to be green impregnated throughout,but I'm not going to gouge it to make sure... My first mites came from Surplus city (my mistake). One of them was billed as the "nicest one the owners son,forgot his name, had ever seen!" After shipping it across the country it turned out to be much worse than expected but one did have a green steering wheel. I sent it to Russ Jones for a makeover and he commented amongst other things that "at least it has the original steering wheel, they were all green."
THis is what it looked like when Russ delivered it to Georgia in the bed of his Ford Pickup
THis is what it looked like when Russ delivered it to Georgia in the bed of his Ford Pickup
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Re: Steering wheel color
by Bill H. » Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:05 pm
Are you selling the one on eBay?
"at least it has the original steering wheel, they were all green."
That is rather odd because of the several Mites I've seen and I also owned a shorty all the steering wheels have been black plastic.
I can see all replacements being green???
All of the period color photographs of Mites that I have show a black steering wheel as do the bulk of the restorations. They must have made them in both or as I posted above, replacements were green. There is one on eBay but the green is more like lime green and I just don't think that is right. Could it be just the picture?
"at least it has the original steering wheel, they were all green."
That is rather odd because of the several Mites I've seen and I also owned a shorty all the steering wheels have been black plastic.
I can see all replacements being green???
All of the period color photographs of Mites that I have show a black steering wheel as do the bulk of the restorations. They must have made them in both or as I posted above, replacements were green. There is one on eBay but the green is more like lime green and I just don't think that is right. Could it be just the picture?
Bill H.
Welfare, a modern day career choice.
A gun is like a parachute, if you ever need one and don't have one, you'll never need one again
1962 AMC M422A1
1965 Stevens M416B1
My 1944 Willys MB
1944 Willys MB
Welfare, a modern day career choice.
A gun is like a parachute, if you ever need one and don't have one, you'll never need one again
1962 AMC M422A1
1965 Stevens M416B1
My 1944 Willys MB
1944 Willys MB
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Re: Steering wheel color
by Homerguy » Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:45 pm
The one on ebay is Matt Fox's. He had a whole rack of them all from USMC NOS inventory. I bought mine from Matt. The puke green color is from the camera reflection. It matches a NOS steering gear pretty well.
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Re: Steering wheel color
by Bill H. » Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:53 pm
Is the one in the photo posted here on the carpet the same one for sale on eBay then? I wonder if Matt has any more of that combo? I'll get in touch with him.
Bill H.
Welfare, a modern day career choice.
A gun is like a parachute, if you ever need one and don't have one, you'll never need one again
1962 AMC M422A1
1965 Stevens M416B1
My 1944 Willys MB
1944 Willys MB
Welfare, a modern day career choice.
A gun is like a parachute, if you ever need one and don't have one, you'll never need one again
1962 AMC M422A1
1965 Stevens M416B1
My 1944 Willys MB
1944 Willys MB
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Re: Steering wheel color
by Homerguy » Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:57 pm
THe one on the carpet is mine,but came from Matt from the same rack as the one he has on ebay. As far as I know this is the LAST one he has and will ever have.
I think that they still have some in Hallsville.
I think that they still have some in Hallsville.
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Re: Steering wheel color
by rodusmc1962 » Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:59 pm
Both of mine are a-1 s an d green
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