70 Chevelle sport steering wheel

**dvss1** · #1 10-29-2008, 05:18 AM

Does anyone have any info on any 70 Chevelle having a 16 inch sport wheel with the thumb groove as seen on the Buick Grand Sports installed at GM? I went and looked at a 70 L89 car today and it had this wheel on it. Car was built 1st week of September.

**Fast67VelleN2O** · #2 10-29-2008, 06:01 AM

I have only seen 16" Buick sport wheels on the later Buicks. I have never seen one on a Chevelle.

**Rixls6** · #3 10-29-2008, 06:21 AM

Did it have a small recess running around the inner edge, facing the driver?
Fuzzy picture, but this one has the recess I mentioned.

**dvss1** · #4 10-29-2008, 06:53 AM

Hey Rick that's the one.

**PeteLeathersac** · #5 10-29-2008, 08:30 AM

Cool wheels and all but you went and looked at a '70 L89 car today...and

???

~ Pete

**Rixls6** · #6 10-29-2008, 01:13 PM

It's my understanding that this is THE correct wheel for the `70 with NK1 option. The one that everyone puts on to replace their cracked one is usually designed for the Corvette.

Got any pics of the wheel on the one you went to see. Hey how about some info about it's L89 status!!!

bertfam · #7 10-29-2008, 07:23 PM

Are you guys saying that THIS ISN'T the correct wheel for the 70 Chevelle, but are saying that the Buick THUMB GROVE wheel IS correct??? I thought the 16" Thumb Grove wheel was only used on the 69-70 Buick GS.

Ed

**Rixls6** · #8 10-29-2008, 07:42 PM

I'm just saying that it MAY be correct for both the Buick and Chevelle in 1970, but I'm not positive.
I was told years ago that this is the correct NK1 option wheel for the Chevelle. I never researched the Buicks to know if they were the same or not.
My `70 LS5 car is supposed to have the NK1 as listed on the buildsheet, so I'd like to get some others input on this.

bertfam · #9 10-29-2008, 08:37 PM

Well, here's what I've dug up so far on this steering wheel from the sources I have:

* P/N 9752131 comes up as 1970 Chevelle & Monte Carlo, and 1971 Full size passenger car, Chevelle, Nova and Camaro "Three spoke cushion rim steering wheel". This part number is listed in the 1971 P&A 26 (Price Schedule) as being used only in Chevrolet models. No Buick usage.

I need to verify the 1970 application though, since I don't have a 1970 P&A.

* The 1970 usage above came from an article written many years ago by Ken Moorehead and the 1971 usage came from the 1971 P&A 30M (attached).

If anyone has a P&A for 1970 showing this wheel, can you please elaborate??

What I'm confused about is the Price Schedule stating this wheel was only used in Chevrolet models. If the Black "Thumb Grove" steering wheel really IS P/N 9752131, and it was used on the 1970-1971 Chevelle AND the 1969-1970 Buick GS, the Price Schedule would reflect this.

Ed

Seattle Sam · #10 10-29-2008, 10:43 PM

Note (2) in the attachment says the sports wheel is 4-spoke!?!?