Floydflathead Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 Does anybody have a 1942 DeSoto Custom model Horn Ring? I have the numbers for it. It looks like the 46-48, but with some minor albeit important, differences. I have a NOS 46-48 horn ring I'm willing to trade for a decent 42 version. 1941 had a "half" horn ring, while 42-48 had the full horn ring. The Deluxe vs Custom Steering wheels are completely different for those years however. Looking for Custom. Of course, at one point in time, someone put all their weight on the top part of the horn ring in my car and broke it off completely. I have the parts, but because they are diecast, pretty difficult to repair. 1 Quote
52b3b Joe Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 Maybe this will help? http://www.ebay.com/itm/1942-Desoto-NOS-MOPAR-Steering-Wheel-Deluxe-Horn-Ring-/251390802642 Quote
54Illinois Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 Maybe this will help? http://www.ebay.com/itm/1942-Desoto-NOS-MOPAR-Steering-Wheel-Deluxe-Horn-Ring-/251390802642 That is a fair price! Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted April 17, 2014 Report Posted April 17, 2014 Here's a 1942 DeSoto Custom S10 steering wheel and horn ring. Also has the 5th Ave Pkg. Quote
Floydflathead Posted December 6, 2014 Author Report Posted December 6, 2014 Sorry, for some reason I missed all of this discussion. Haven't been on for a while. I did buy some horn rings off ebay, but none of them were correct. The 5th Aven cigarette horn ring is DIFFERENT than the Custom horn ring, which in turn is different from a Deluxe. I do have the correct number off of the broken original I have. A lot of people are selling these on ebay and marking them as 42-48, but 42 is different. The covers that go on the bottom part are different (2 small spokes on 42, while 46-48 has a cover over those spokes, and hence they are made a little differenly. The most important difference is that the 42 5th Ave steering wheel with cigarette dispenser, and the 46-48 Customs have the "long" center steering ornament, which uses the "short" arms for the steering ring. As shown in that ebay picture above. The 42 Deluxe horn ring has "long" arms to the center hub ornament as that ornament is much smaller. The Deluxe may not have had a horn ring, I'm not sure. If it did, it is the longer type arms for it. The other difference which helps spot 42 vs 46-48, if the horn ring is in reasonably good original condition, is that 42 rings were painted RED in the centers, while 46-48 were painted BLACK in the centers. Look at the piece above. It is black. I've checked this out with Donald Narus' book on Chrysler dashes of the late 30s through 40s. He gives the numbers for all of these steering wheel parts there. He did not have the correct ones for 1942, and I provided him the info I had for when he updates his book. Be careful, some of the guys selling stuff on ebay are positive that their 46-48 horn rings work for 1942, but they DO NOT. The 5th Ave was relatively rare. It's not the common horn ring that a 42 Desoto would be found with. In a pinch, the more common 46-48 horn rings would probably work for that, but that's not what I'm looking for. If anyone wants the numbers for these parts, let me know. Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted December 6, 2014 Report Posted December 6, 2014 (edited) I installed a NOS ring on a 1942 S10 DeSoto sedan about five years ago. They are fragile and very hard to find.as is the 5th Ave ring. Ray Reis in Seattle might be able to advise you. PM me if you want his #. Edited December 6, 2014 by Dodgeb4ya 1 Quote
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