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Don't get me wrong. I'd love for it to be original but I'm also realistic and know I have a lot less knowledge than the people on here. I don't believe either way and I wasn't disagreeing. I'm inclined to agree with you that it's not an original 65 wheel. But that's only based on what I'm learning from people like you in the forums. My follow up question was only intended to make sense of details and become educated on the differences, not attempt to disprove the analysis that you kindly took the time to provide.

Thank you again.

Hi!

Thank you guys for the responses. I was looking at Branda's website. I see the current offering for the wheel I have and notice some differences.

The one on Branda's website, the bend in the metal going toward the outside of the wheel starts after the spoke hole. The wheel I have includes the spoke hole in the bend.

Another person I had spoken with said that might lend some credence to it possibly being authentic. He couldn't make sense of it. He said that all the repros he'd seen, the bend starts after the spoke hole ends, much like the Branda one you guys mentioned.

What do you all make of location of the bend in the wheel spokes? Just a change in design from early repro to their current repro?

Thanks again.

Scott

and with the center cap

Thanks for the reply.

Here are a few more pictures.

Hi All. I've done some searching and read through the applicable posts on the forums but most of them refer to the 3 hole steering wheels.

I'm trying to ID this wheel. I've attached a picture. It's currently in my 66 C-Code fastback that my father and I had wrenched on when I was kid. Thanks to some uncanny coincidences I got the chance to buy it back. All the members of his old car club as well as a couple family members have said that they remember something about the steering wheel being special.

From what I can surmise, it's either an AC Cobra wheel, maybe one that went on one of the early Shelbys or a replica.

It does not appear to be laminated wood. There are no stampings anywhere on the wheel. The spokes bend at the end before the wheel. And unlike all the replicas I've seen the bend starts near the end of the spoke hole, not after the spoke hole. The metal is visible on the outside of the wheel.

I've attached a picture. The wheel isn't as orangy as the picture makes it look. Any help is appreciated. If you need more pics let me know.

Thanks!