Steering wheel cover

[markattard]

Was just wondering, especially in the Uk, was there ever an aftermarket kind of steering wheel cover for the Minor?

My dad used to have one fitted with laces, in my opinion it's a very attractive addon and quite comfy in winter too.

[Orkney]

in my opinion it's a very attractive addon

I'll say it first - each to there own but are you mad????

remember them too sadly enough by age - but the accessory industry was only just born then i guess.
Think driving gloves were a thing of the same time too

[Judge]

remember them too sadly enough by age - but the accessory industry was only just born then i guess.

That confirms my thoughts that you did retire to Orkney then Kevin

[dave1949]

1965 car mechanics

leather wheel cover,foam backed,black or tan 29shillings 11pence
leather gloves perforated finger backs,and open hand backs 45 sh 9d

no i dont wear an anorac

[Orkney]

That confirms my thoughts that you did retire to Orkney then Kevin

ha bloody ha jealousy wont take 20 years off or grow the thatch back
must be too laid back because most assume ive retired which is really annoying when i really will get round to some new thing next week

[RogerRust]

I've always thought of string backed driving gloves as a desirable accessory.

[Orkney]

Negative respect going out to you on that one Rog
Any hat comments to add to that ?

[adam-wilden]

I use a steering wheel cover in winter - sad I know but moggy steering wheels can get *very* cold.

They look pretty naff but I use the universal black "leather effect" ones - you can get them for a fiver on eBay - see item 110176244671 for an example. Cheap enough to remove each Spring.

They are the only ones that stretch to fit the large moggy wheel (beware the real leather version won't stretch that far!).

[Axolotl]

I'm saying nothing .

I remember the time I was driving along
on the Liverpool highway singing a song
and the day was as good as the road it was long
I was on my way.
Then up ahead a black speck appeared
and as I drew near it was just what I feared
doing twenty-five miles an hour in top gear in the outside lane
oh dear me glory be
one of them I could see.
It was a red velvet steering wheel cover driver.

He and his wife they sat side by side
in their safety belts they were safely tied
and together they drove through the green countryside
which they did not see.
They had two dingle-dangles which hung by a string
from the mirror, and on the back seat was a thing
which wobbled its head up and down with a singular stare at me.
up and down
side to side
keep your eyes open wide
for the red velvet steering wheel cover driver.

He's got three china ducks on his sitting room wall
and a bowl of pink plastic flowers in the hall
and a souvenir ashtray he bought in Porthcawl
on his holiday.
and when he gets home he'll go straight to his chair
switch on the telly and all night he'll stare
at the girls and the gunfights and wish he was there
but he's here to stay
when he regrets what he didn't see
then he'll switch to ITV
'cos he's a red velvet steering wheel cover driver.

Each Monday morning he takes his basket to town,
he goes to the supermarket he walks up and down
and thinks oh what a task
it's so hard to choose
'cos there's apple-sponge pudding all topped with taysteefreez
ready-cut loaves, instant cake-mix and frozen peas
all of those fifty seven varieties
fresh today
hermetically sealed, untouched by human hand,
so easy just heat the tin,
think of those gifts you might Win
if you're a red velvet steering wheel cover driver.

Well it's Saturday night it's the night for a fling so
let's on with our glad rags and ring-a-ding-dingo
we'll down to the Hall for a good game of Bingo
and cups of tea
then it's back home to bed, switch out the light
hug a hot water bottle, sweet dreams and sleep tight
and God keep us from things that go bump in the night
and especially
all those dreams
of the day
when our own children will say
"My dad's a red velvet steering wheel cover driver."

Words & Music Jeremy Taylor © 1968 Edwin Morris

[markattard]

Well it's steering cover against driving gloves..... not cold enough for us here to use gloves, and our distances are so short that we end up loosing more time wearing them/taking them off than the actual trip...