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02-25-2011, 11:10 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
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Which steering wheel is the most valuble? 47, 56, or 57?
I have a strange question...
I will give an explanation first... I am downsizing to one truck project, so I will be selling my 1957 Chevy 3200 this weekend. the truck is just a rolling body. I am going to send the buyer off with a steering wheel in the truck... the problem is I have three wheels and am not sure which one to send away with the truck... which one would be the most valuble? or least valuble? they are all in original condition... a few cracks here or there but deffinetly usable... 1st: a 1947-1952 wheel 2nd: 1955-56 wheel 3rd: 1957-59 wheel. I have a column from a 57 so initial thoughts are to keep the 57-59 wheel to sell with the column, but im not sure which of the three wheels is worth the least... any idea as to what one i should part with? thanks in advance! hah... |
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02-25-2011, 11:44 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Mesa, AZ
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Re: Which steering wheel is the most valuble? 47, 56, or 57?
Here's my 2cents: The 57 column is shorter than the earlier models. And if you mount an earlier steering wheel here's the problems I ran into. I'm 6'4" and couldn't move my foot from the gas to the brake pedal without interfering with the shifter (4 speed on floor), basically undriveable until I put the 57 wheel back onto the 57 column. Can't really give you any value info on the actual steering wheels sorry.
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02-26-2011, 02:52 PM
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Location: Toppenish, WA
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Re: Which steering wheel is the most valuble? 47, 56, or 57?
Why not do things right and ask him if he intends to run the stock wheel or swap to a different wheel. When you ask "which one is more valuable" you sound like you are willing to screw the guy over and give him the wrong wheel for the truck just so you can make a bigger profit selling the wheel later. If he doesn't intend to use a stock wheel it shouldn't matter what wheel you give him as long as he has one to maneuver the truck with when he is rolling it around.
It rather burns my butt when guys plan on giving someone the wrong parts just so that they can make a few more bucks on the right parts later. |
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02-26-2011, 03:08 PM
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Re: Which steering wheel is the most valuble? 47, 56, or 57?
I would say you can't get over 10 bucks for any of them, or all of them put together. So give him the one he wants.
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02-26-2011, 11:18 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Vancouver Island, Courtenay B.C. CANADA
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Re: Which steering wheel is the most valuble? 47, 56, or 57?
The 57 column is worth nothing, I have one from my 57 with a Hydromatic shifter so I'm hanging onto the shifter parts to bring to the next swap meet I go to. The column is in my scrap metal pile. If you're selling a 57 then why not give him the 57 wheel, I would think. I think if it was me I'd just give him all three if I was downsizing, less crap to carry to the swap or throw out....valuable? I don't think that's really the right word, wallhanger maybe
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