A Mountney steering wheel, 1971-72, formerly fitted to 1971 Formula 2 Brabham BT36,

A Mountney steering wheel, 1971-72, formerly fitted to 1971 Formula 2 Brabham BT36, used, black painted tri-spoke alloy dish with leather covered rim, used, 30cm diameter. Footnotes: According to information supplied by the vendor this wheel came from the Formula 2 Brabham BT36/10 delivered new to John Wingfield (London NW11) in September 1971 and raced in libre with a 1.7-litre Felday BDA. Raced in F2 in 1972 with Felday's 1973cc BDA and then converted to F/Atlantic specification for one race at the end of the season. Sold to Iain McLaren (Broxburn, Scotland) for 1973, fitted with a 1.8-litre Alan Smith Cosworth FVC and used for hillclimbs and libre. Advertised by MRE (Bourne End, Buckingham) in October/November 1973, who had a 1930cc Racing Services BDA in stock at the same time. Sold to Chris Choat and John Hardesty for 1974 and used in libre with a 2-litre Racing Services BDA. Retained for 1975 until sold in the summer to Nick Overall, still with the same RS BDA. The steering wheel was removed before the car was sold to Mike Gue for 1976. The Mountney steering wheel was later fitted to a Brabham BT 35 and removed as a momento before that car was sold. Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing