I knew about the restoration of this split thru Facebook but was not aware of this thread. The link was forwarded by a Canadian friend this morning. This car must have done something good in its early life that she was spotted by Mohsin. It now stands the best chance of rising like a Phoenix from the ashes (or should I say a garbage heap!)
Now there can be several ways of improving the looks of the steering wheel but the best way would be to get a restored steering from Koch steering wheels. They restore wheels and have already restored wheels to buy off the shelf. the price tag is on the higher side at US$550 but they are an authority on steering wheel restoration.
For most other parts you can check http://www.kaefer-nostalgie.com/
This is where you'll find almost everything for the split. I checked the prices and I found them quite reasonable for most items. Complete seals for the front glass, side windows and a pair for the rear split glass are US$75. Lemme know if you want me to send you a set.
1952-1955 VW Batwing Steering Wheel - Steering Wheels - Koch's
meanwhile I'll look for something that is in better shape than the orignal and could be put together with less effort. If it were just the cracks we could clean those up fill those with epoxy resin, let dry, sand, prime and paint but this one appears to have material actually flaking off.
