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A friend of mine was looking at an older AACA magazine and there was an article about a 32 Chevy that was said to have a telescoping or adjustable steering column. I have never seen or heard of any type of column on a 32, any thoughts on this ?
1932 5 Window Confederate Coupe Best of Era 6 cylinder 2016
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Not sure what they were referring to in the article. For sure it was not stock!
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Many old cars of the time had adjustable columns. They were not like the easily modified driver controls we are used to today. Rather you would loosen some bolts slide a wedge/clamp and pivot the column into a position that fit the owner of the auto better. Our '28 Fisher bodied Chrysler was that way, and our friends big '30 Willies Knight sedan could be adjusted in a different manner. Someone could have possibly mounted of of those other marque columns into a Chevy.
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After making the statement above that the steering column did not easily move I remembered my friends 1908 Buick. That column sticks up out of the toe board. A clamp can be loosened and the column pivoted completely up against the dash so as to facilitate exiting the drivers seat. It is much more elaborate than a fat man steering wheel.
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