Early style steering column, with tilt ?

Has anyone heard of or seen an early looking steering column,with tilt ?

Might be made by Tri Y,or Try Y,or similar.




Thanks.

Ian

 

early? the old olds tornado's had them and i think the old t-birds had them. that would be 60's.

 

http://www.tri-cengineering.com/Design_Fabrication.htm

 

Yeah, I would like to know too.

I have a Chrysler "Tilt - Telescoping" col. I'm trying to adapt to my "A"; but it's kind of big and "clunky."

 

Great,thanks.That is probably it.

 

I've seen a couple early (1930s) steering wheels that unclamp and slide sideways, giving you more room to get into the car.

 

Sounds like the "Fat Man wheel" which was
an after market accessory for Model Ts.

 

My 28 es*** did from the factory it had slots on the box mount and a line of teeth on the column mount so you had to undo a bolt and it would adjust up or down

 

I have a '64 T-Bird Swing-Away column and wheel if you are interested.

 

Some 64-66 Chevies had a Tilt wheel.

 

I used a 66 Revi column in my 32. I cut the outer parts off and used the 32 tube and drop.

 

GM is supposed to have introduced the tilt column in the 1965 Cadillac. In an early Street Rodder how to on rebuilding Tilt Columns it states that ALL tilt columns were made by Chrysler Corporation and supplied to other Makes with their mounts [Ford GM etc.].Ford had a column they offered in 64 T Birds that could be slid toward the center for the car,But that had a m***ive mount

 

Strangely enough; when I was trying to get the Chryco col. apart; all the exploded parts drawings were from GM. (service manuals)
They're "tricky" ******s to dis***emble!!

I was told that GM made the cols. for everyone else?!
That Chryco used GM's design.

 

Digger you probably are correct on that as its been a heck of a long time since I read that article!I could very well have mixed up the makers this time around.My son just showed me that what I thought was a junk column in one of my recent GM products only need a couple screws tightened BUT you had to strip the entire top of the column to get to them!
HAS anyone here installed a tilt column in a 65 Chevy?If so what did you use?

 

tilt was an option on chevys before 1965.

Saginaw made that stuff and sold it to Chrysler....

 

Pontiacs, Chevs, and Buicks from the early 60's have a tilt column that has everything in the top flare and are the same size as a non-tilt, using a 2" round tube from the flare down and cable operated signal swith. They can look pretty clean if you mount the switch behind the dash and run a good wheel. The problem now is that they are a desired accessory for restorers of those cars and the prices have gone up. Look esp. in Pontiacs and Buicks from 62-66.

 

Squirrel: just checked your "my shtuff"site. Again I was quoting a recent article I read concerning Tilt Columns.I think I better go to my old service manual rather than some of these magazine articles !Obviously GM didn't Introduce the tilt in the 65 caddy as the writer stated when you have the service manual for GM tilt in a 64 Van!by the way I would have believed you anyway without seeing the stuff on your site.I've seen too many "try to stump Squirrel" posts on here.

 

My 64 Impala had a factory tilt in it.If you can find one it would be a nice column for a "traditional" type build.

 

All,

GM introduced Tilt Steering Columns in 1962 with the 1963 Models ! GM
( Saginaw ) furnished Steering Columns for Ford , Chrysler , and AMC through 1966 ! The Steering Columns in those years had slimmer Column Tubes and Signal Switches mounted on the outside of the Column ( tube ) ! Later year models used internal switches !

Good Luck,
Sonny

 

My 64 Impala had a factory tilt in it.If you can find one it would be a nice column for a "traditional" type build.

...or you could sell it on ebay for a grand to someone restoring an Impala... that's what I would do.

 

i had a gm tilt column in my first merc , the column didnt have a ignition key in it and the turn signal lever tilted the column. Im still trying to find out what the hell it was!! anybody have a clue????
looked nice and smooth like the original

 

64 caddy had a tilt without the key and so did early chevy vans

 

I have a column in my '34 5W that I was told came out of a fullsized early 60's Pontiac, like a Bonneville or Catalina. It's a colapsable tilt column shift with no ignition that I shortened about 10". Shortening a colapsable column sure was easy ;-)

Vance

 

What Digger said. I put one in a 33 Roadster works great a little Billity but worked on this car. would post a pic but never works .lol

 

i forgot to mention it was an auto column too that is what made it so nice. knowing my luck its a sought after column that ill never be able to find or afford!! thanks guys

 

I was thinking some of those early Chevy/GMC vans had a nice smooth no key tilt and also non-tilt columns. They were very popular in hotrods 'cause they were so "clean".

 

I think I "muddied" the waters here a bit.

The Chryco TILT steering col. I was referring to; ALSO HAS TELESCOPING.

It apparently came from a Chrysler Imperial - '56 give or take - has NO ignition key on the col. (was on the dash)
And there is NO shifter mechanism on the col. (consul shifter)
And was in a "fixed" position on the dash. (unlike the T-Bird "Swing Away")

The tilt lever is on the col. along with the signal light lever.
The telescoping mechanism is "Locked" or "Un-locked" buy a small arm sticking up above where the horn ****on is usually located.

The horn is actuated by one of three "bars", that are set in the three spokes of the steering wheel.

When it came time to pull it apart to see "whats, what", I put the word out here on the HAMB for more info.
(there was a "trick" to getting the outside housing off!)

Someone sent me a GM - appropriate pages - Service Manual. (he was a GM Tech)
Who told me that GM had produced THIS particular steering col. - as well as other versions of Tilt & Telescoping - FOR Chrysler; as well as several others, including some of GM's products.

So ... maybe GM was just responsible for the "TILT - TELESCOPING" versions??

 

I have a 28 Buick Master that bolts under the dash with a notched bracket that can be moved up or down. It has to be moved with a wrench but it is an Early tilt.
Andy

 

Check the latest "Doane Spencer" coupe completed by SoCal Speed Shop. It has a solid column and the tilt is incorporated into the drop. Very well proportioned and super clean installation.

 

define "early"
one of my favorites for the '60s style look is a '62 Starfire option
small diameter deep wheel no shift lever or key in collumn

here is a telescoping wheel designed and built by the owner of this very cool T
knob at center locks the collumn at desired length