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I recently was sold a banjo steering wheel (I like the look of them) that I would have restored except it was really for a 1938 Packard, the central base is different because the 1939 model houses part of the shifting mechanism which the '38 does not. I understand my '39 Super-8 shares it's steering wheel with the model 120 (and possibly the 6 cylinder model too?). My question is did Packard use a true banjo wheel as a choice for 1939 as well as the flat bars, which came with my car or did they do away with the true banjo style and only the flat bars was available?

Thanks,

Steve

These are what the accessory catalogs show for Deluxe wheels in those years

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The 1939 accessory "banjo" wheel is as illustrated above, and yes, the bars are flat. The only difference to the '39 110/120 is that the Super 8 wheel was the "marble fudge" color matching your dash plastic.

If you will, post a picture of what you purchased, as it may or may not be correct...If you, or anyone else out there, has a 37 Super 8 Banjo wheel, I am seeking one for my friend Paul Ridley, any condition.

Flack... If I had one I would gladly give it.

Thank you guys for this info, as you can see I have (I was told) a 1938 banjo steering wheel which I can see from the back will not fit my '39. A shame, since I really like the true banjo design over what I have now. Guess I'm stuck staying with my flat bars style.
Flack, I was going to put this on eBay, but if this works for your friend Paul, he can have it for what I paid for it, which was $165.

Steve

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Thank you, I will get with Paul this weekend and confirm, 200 bucks is a no brainer if he can use it. now where to get a horn button for this..

Is the steering wheel correct on this car?
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/5729696894.html

Yes. 1939 and 1940 used the same design banjo steering wheel.

So, to reiterate, the 1938 banjo style steering wheel was not available for the 1939 Packard models. Is that correct?

Steve

Correct. Furthermore, the wheels are absolutely not interchangeable due to the change in the steering column collar that is associated with the column shift for 1939.