Stratos Original / Replica Steering Wheel

**jeffdavison** · 05-03-2015, 22:32

In 2004 I bought an original Ferrero wheel on eBay. The seller had it listed as a Porsche 914 steering wheel. The final bid which I won was just a tick over $80. USD. If I sold it today at the current bid on the one that's showing now, I'd have to sell my house to pay the capital gains tax

JD

**ProtoTipo** · 06-03-2015, 17:21

£2070.66 !!

I think I sold mine for one third of that. Less the very very rare horn push and the hub.

**Stratie.fr** · 06-03-2015, 17:22

And the winner is...the seller with more £2000 in his pocket now!
Crazy auction for crazy people!!

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**ProtoTipo** · 06-03-2015, 17:38

There again, it is a part unique to a (now) quarter of a million £ car.
If the sum of the car's parts add up, that is?

**Allora#2** · 06-03-2015, 17:54

shit i lost them my bid was 2850 Euro!

**Stratie.fr** · 06-03-2015, 18:12

Originally Posted by ProtoTipo

There again, it is a part unique to a (now) quarter of a million £ car.
If the sum of the car's parts add up, that is?

Sure less 1% of the car price ... But not reasonable for an old steering wheel !!
if the buyer has more money for rebuilding a genuine Stratos he may buy this campagnolo wheel from one 1975 Stradale for sale on Ebay ... Only 6000€!!!
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...d=121584099653

**Spartan** · 07-03-2015, 08:09

1% ?

I think prototipo is right though and here the combination of the wheel with engraved "Ferrero" signature (rather than stamped), the horn button (also unique to to Stratos?) and hub/boss almost certainly confirm the 'provenance' as original Stratos.

I'm sure you could spend less money recreating an exact replica(s) in new condition (as Gerry has done?) but for some that could never be original and therefore never as valuable.

Madness?!

**ProtoTipo** · 07-03-2015, 08:38

Originally Posted by Spartan

I'm sure you could spend less money recreating an exact replica(s) in new condition (as Gerry has done?) but for some that could never be original and therefore never as valuable.

Exactly.

No matter how exact a replica car or replica car part is, it will never be an original.
Original Stratos cars are now selling at auction for well over £200,000. Any issues of them being laid up for long periods or unsympathetic ownership are secondary to them being complete and the real thing.

Rare 'old' steering wheels for rare 'old' cars.
Having said that, I expected £1,000 to have been enough, but then in all this time, I've never seen an original Stradale horn push on ebay...