Revised and Updated (July 24, 2010) MOON NOOZ Post.
This post has the most recent and complete update to our metal flake steering wheels.
Alas, the wait is over as all four colors have been confirmed. At the time of this post, the metal flake blue is scheduled to arrive in stock during the month of August. The other three colors (red, green, silver) have arrived and are now shipping. Both sizes are available 13.5 inch and 15 inch steering wheels.
So what’s new about these metal flake steering wheels? For starters, a difference you can see! Mooneyes California Metal Flake Steering Wheels are completely, all newly tooled and made from the ground up.
California Metal Flake Steering Wheel Features: Two (2) sizes: 13.5″ and 15″ diameter wheels 13.5″ wheel has 3.1-inch cone; 15″ wheel has 3.5-inch cone Four (4) Metal Flake Colors: Blue, Green, Red, Silver Mirror-like chrome shine on both sides of spokes! Classic Design: Three Slotted Spokes Included Chrome Dome Horn Cap! Etched Center Hub with MOONEYES branding! Feel-good metal flake, durable and lasting notched vinyl rubber grip.
The new cone size/depth means no more hitting the turn signal or column levers unintentionally, however the adapter will also add depth so it depends on what size you use. Adapters are sold separately. Please note, these steering wheels are not intended for vehicles equipped with driver’s side steering wheel air bags. Adapters are available for many makes and models. Please consult with Mooneyes to verify your car. Adapters are required for this steering wheel to be installed.
Available now! Order online or see in person at MOONEYES in Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
Compare the two sizes. (Metal Flake Green shown)
13.5 inch steering wheels = RETAIL PRICE $70.00/each
GS260CMRD 13.5″ RED
GS260CMGR 13.5″ GREEN
GS260CMBL 13.5″ BLUE
GS260CMSL 13.5″ SILVER
15.0 inch steering wheels = RETAIL PRICE $75.00/each
GS270CMRD 15″ RED
GS270CMGR 15″ GREEN
GS270CMBL 15″ BLUE
GS270CMSL 15″ SILVER
Click the steering wheel or center to ZOOM IN to the center hub.
We love to find event photos posted online and usually try to gather the pages we find and post links to them so everyone can see them. Thank you to all the contributors of their photos. Great stuff!
Here are a few that we have found:
On Father’s Day weekend, it was an excellent example of a classic Southern California weekend with SO-CAL Speed Shop’s Open House, The annual LA Roadster Show and Swap Meet, hot rods, customs and MOONEYES. Shige Suganuma posted photos on his blog about it and here it reposted in English. Enjoy!
Posted on July 10, 2010 by Shige
As it gets closer to the LA Roadster Show, the shop in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. gets busy with a lot of visitors.
(photo left) Dean MOON, Jr. poses with a beautiful yellow coupe.
On the same weekend of the show, the SO-CAL Speed Shop has their Open House.
(left photo) L to R: Suzanne Williams, Jeff Decker, Rob Fortier and Robert Williams
There’s a classic car Morning Cruise early Saturday morning too.
Then the LA Roadster Show is held. It also has an interesting Swap Meet.
(photo left) L to R: Cole Foster, Rico Fodrey, Jeff Decker (sitting in back) and Aaron.
(photo right) This Camaro with its flared fenders, I think I remember seeing this somewhere before…
On June 12, in Long Beach, California, BORN-FREE was held under the sun, with crowds of people, tons of vendors and herds of bikes. The entire block was closed of to traffic and the day was climaxed with a BORN-FREE Panhead Giveaway!! Posted online to MOONEYES Japan’s website are some photos from that great day with comments in both Japanese and English. Awesome show! One lucky guy went home with a one-of-a-kind Panhead that day too. Check it out! Born Free Photo Gallery
Uploaded a second video featuring a light version how to install Port-O-Walls on automotive tires. This would be slightly difficult to do without the use of a machine, in this case the tire mounter thinga-mabopper. But, it also gives you a visual as to how it’s done so that you can explain it to “the tire guy” if you have to bring the Port-O-Wall to your nearest garage. We have received several emails in the past where a customer said the garage had never installed a Port-O-Walls before and/or looked at the customer confused, like, “Yous wanna do whuh? Tollets round thu coner.” (of course, maybe taking it to a different garage would be a better idea…)
So here it is, Port-O-Wall, white ribbon, white wall topper, installation how to video for Autos. We use a early wide-5 VW wheel and tire to mount this Port-O-Wall. Fairly simple to do, especially with the machine. White Walls and White Ribbon Skinny
Special AFX Drag cars to be on the scene in the drag races. You won’t want to miss these cars rock! There is a good lineup of drag race cars too so be sure to check it out, first at 0900 (9AM) and after lunch from 1PM to 3PM. It’s gonna be wild! Bob Beck will be announcing the action from the tower.
At 12-noon, the crowd pleasing cackle will be in full effect with all cacklers on the track.
CACKLERS: Winged Express
Ratican Fiat
Stormy Byrd
Barn Stormer
Wynn’s Dragster
& more…
Just confirmed an additional attraction for the drag races: Pick-A-Part Wheel Stander pickup truck!
Counterfeit MOONEYES T-shirts Manufacturer in Thailand Raided
SANTA FE SPRINGS, California (July 2, 2010) – Earlier this year, MOONEYES received a report from a MOONEYES International Special Tasks (MIST) associate detailing a counterfeit manufacturer operating in Thailand. This group had produced, in significant quantities, various t-shirt designs which included a large number of MOONEYES designs. MOON of Japan, Inc. and MOONEYES USA, Inc. holds many exclusive registered trademarks and copyrights around the world and immediately took action to stop the counterfeit products being distributed.
After more information was gathered and proper documentation was obtained, MIST associates accompanied the Thailand police as they conducted a raid on the counterfeit leader’s store on June 11, 2010. The store was located on the ground floor of a major building near the capital city of Bangkok. The shopkeeper was taken into custody and the store raid turned up over 500 T-shirts bearing counterfeit MOONEYES trademarks. MIST associates will continue to monitor this situation closely as they do constantly all over the world.
“This is only a small portion of what was produced,” said Shige Suganuma, owner of MOONEYES. “The counterfeit t-shirts were initially produced and shipped in bulk to Europe and the manufacturer continued to produce those designs and selling them directly from his store.”
The designs were based on direct copies from authentic t-shirts made by MOONEYES. A large number of designs are made and sold in Japan by MOON of Japan, Inc. Information obtained from the shopkeeper indicated a customer from Japan brought sample t-shirts and asked for them to be duplicated. The designs are almost identical and can be difficult to tell them apart. The best way to determine the counterfeit t-shirt is by looking at the inside collar. Authentic t-shirts from MOONEYES have a label/tag where the counterfeit shirts have no tags and print the size on the material. For reference, photos are shown below.
If you see this printed on the inside, sorry, it is fake.
Any counterfeit products, bootlegs, pirate copies, etc. are a great concern for everyone, businesses and consumers alike. MOONEYES felt it was important to make this release public to bring awareness to this matter. Hundreds, if not thousands, of t-shirts have been distributed and might be at your local shop. So be on the lookout for counterfeit t-shirts and be sure you are always purchasing authentic MOONEYES products. There’s only one MOONEYES. Go with MOON!
Contact:
MOON OF JAPAN, Inc.
2-10 Honmoku-Miyahara, Naka-ku
Kanagawa, Yokohama 231-0804
JAPAN
Telephone: 045-623-9660
Fax: 045-623-9665
MOONEYES USA, Inc.
10820 S Norwalk Blvd
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
USA
On July 17th, Saturday night, one day before MOONEYES SUMMER, there’s a NASCAR event (SLR 100) taking place. Well, we just confirmed that there will be a special CACKLE-FEST after the event featuring the cackle cars that will be at MOONEYES SUMMER. This is a separate function from MOONEYES SUMMER but if you are heading out to Irwindale for the NASCAR event, it will be something extra to look forward to.
The list of cars will include the following legends:
Winged Express
Ratican Fiat
Stormy Byrd
Barn Stormer
Wynn’s Dragster
and others
Just about two weeks away until showtime! Event schedule for the day has been posted to the official event page but you can also see it below. For more details to the event, please be sure to view the official schedule of events for the MOONEYES SUMMER make up event:
Entry deadline is also today so if you are still in need of registering, please contact us as the links to download forms are no longer posted online.
As many know, the “XMAS PARTY Show & Drag” consists of the show and drag racing and following that tradition, the MOONEYES SUMMER make up event will feature both. The day’s FEATURES include: CACKLEFEST! There are eight (8) cars scheduled in the lineup and will be held on the track at high noon! Plus, the day will feature a special combo of AFX ACTION! Sixteen cars are signed up for the drag races and will be something you don’t want to miss!
SHOW/EVENT SCHEDULE 06:00am Gate Opens 09:30am Live Music by Gamblers Mark 11:00am Live Music by the Hot Rod Trio 12:00pm Cacklefest on the track 1:00pm Live Music by the Dynotones 2:00pm Art Auction 3:30pm Awards Presentation
- Best E.T.
- Best Reaction Time
- Best AFX
- Mooneyes Pick 4:00pm Pin Up Contest 5:00pm Show Ends
If you have any questions, please be sure to call or email MOONEYES!
See you at the show!
Last weekend was the first time in about 5 years that we got to Drive the MOONEYES Dragster!! It’s been 3 years since it got a completely new chassis and finally, we got to run it.
We ran it at the Barona Drag Strip near the San Diego area for an event Mooneyes was invited to. They said we could run under one condition, “As long as you don’t run it seriously hard, then it’s OK.” So we got to make a couple passes.
Along with the brand new chassis built in 2007 by original Dragmaster Chassis founder Dode Martin and Jim Nelsen, the MOONEYES Dragster has a new clutch, brand new drag slicks, and lastly we made the change from pump-gas to alcohol fuel. With this new setup and our first official run, the results were not what we wanted, unfortunately but still exciting.
The initial plan was to simply smoke the tires real good but that didn’t happen as both times we ran, the front wheels came up (wheel stand).
Until I personally was able to drive the MOONEYES Dragster, I had always thought about what could happen. Will I hit something? How will it perform? How will I handle the run? The consequences. One can only pile on experience with driving.
The MOONEYES Dragster was built in 2007, faithfully to the same specifications as the original MOONEYES Dragster built in early 60s. The result, unfortunately, is the safety equipment on that Dragster doesn’t meet the current safety rules and that usually means it doesn’t pass inspection and I cannot run the Dragster on that track.
One of the current (2010) safety rules set by NHRA is an 8-point roll cage and the Dragster doesn’t pass. About 45 years ago, a simple hoop was enough and interestingly enough, Dean Moon insisted on the double-hoop which in old photographs is usually only seen on the MOONEYES Dragster.
However, I am grateful and really appreciate the Barona Drag Strip staff allowing us to drive the MOONEYES Dragster last weekend. Thank you very much!
Two (2) sizes: 13.5″ and 15″ diameter wheels
