Need help identifying steering wheel

[sambajuice]

Can anyone help me identify what this steering wheel might have been used on?
It was advertised as a split steering wheel.

[ZENVWDRIVER]

… here's pictures of schwim steering wheels, from thesamba gallery - i'd say, "YES, your memory is not what it was" - z

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5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON

All super-heroes, wear a MASK

[sambajuice]

Thank you for your help.

[ZENVWDRIVER]

[mikeandkirsti]

Does not look like a KdF/Kübelwagen/Schwimmwagen steering wheel.

This style was very common back in prewar and immediate post war Germany, built by Petri. KdF wheel is 40 cm, first thing to check. Also if it fits a pre 1959 steering shaft. Thirdly, the center part where the horn button fits is not at all this deep in an original KdF wheel (compare to first photo of an unrestored Schwimmer with an original wheel), there is also no notch/intendation in the center part where it fits the steering shaft tube.

There were about 60 000 plus original KdF wheels (this style) made from 1943 to 1947 so one might think it is not that rare. The rubber rim however was not very durable so not many survived and were swapped for newer incorrect Standard Beetle wheels like the restored Schwimmwagen pictured above (please note the hard plastic rim with no grooves).

I have seen original KdF wheels sell for 800-2500 Euros, similar period Opel, tractor etc wheels are not desirable and sell for very little money.

[ZENVWDRIVER]

[mandraks]

2500 euro? i would definitely want to make one of those brand new John Deere tractor steering wheels work, for say $50
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regards

Uli

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'53 3-Fold Oval, L35 Metallic Blue, looking for a narrow hatch panel

[ZENVWDRIVER]

Again, a samba gallery picture - with a KDF steering wheel - has the groove - I know, it's not a schwim, but is of that era - Since no one can produce an original picture of a schwimwagen steering wheel, i'm gunna' assume the grooved-one is correct

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5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON

All super-heroes, wear a MASK

[ZENVWDRIVER]

Another Schwimm with grooved steering wheel - z

_________________
5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON

All super-heroes, wear a MASK

[Martin Southwell]

Schwimmers don't have doors!

[oldtimervw]

That's a VW82 Kübelwagen interior.

[mandraks]

[ZENVWDRIVER]

[finster]

here's a period photo of a schwimmer with grooves just visible. I've noticed that some wartime vws had flat spoked steering wheels as in the second photo...

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