Comfort grip steering wheel on ebay is fake!

robber6910 · #1 10-06-2002, 02:05 AM

Is there anyway to tell when the steering wheel was produced? Are there any visible stampings to go by? This guy says it was on 'Vettes til 1975 but every he mentions is Yenko this, COPO that.......

**bkhpah** · #2 10-06-2002, 02:48 AM

The only time I know Yenko used a decal on the steering wheel is on the 81 Turbo Z cars with the special Racemark wheel. The wheel in the picture is not a comfort grip...BKH

**Kurt S** · #3 10-06-2002, 05:36 AM

Talk about trying to include every possible Chevy related keyword in the ad.....

**Charley Lillard** · #4 10-06-2002, 05:58 AM

It is a cool centerpiece though. Did somebody just make it up ?

**SuperNovaSS** · #5 10-07-2002, 12:49 AM

Brian,

If its not a comfort grip what is it?

Jason

68l30 · #6 10-07-2002, 12:56 AM

Looks like a std. 69 and up sport wheel.It has the stainless band around the edge of the wheel.A comfort grip was a thicker wheel,no stainless around rim.It was available in 69 and 70 and most popular on the 70 GS & GSX Buicks.A very big difference side by side..

Steve

**SuperNovaSS** · #7 10-07-2002, 01:29 AM

Oh, OK. I was just plain ignorant in this case. I thought those comfort grip wheels were buick only. Learn something new everyday.

Thanks for the info,

Jason

**Stefano** · #8 10-07-2002, 03:37 AM

Jason,
I am with you. I don't recall ever having seen the soft spongy wheel with no molds for your fingers used as an RPO option for Camaros. The buick GSX had this wheel available as an option.

Did Yenko have an aftermarket spongy wheel available?

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