The 370mm Momo Niki Lauda Steering Wheel
Officially impossible. Physically real. And never properly catalogued.
by Mads – February 28, 2023
Some wheels don’t create debate because they are rare.
They create debate because they don’t fit the system they came from.
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The Signature Series version everyone knows
The Momo Niki Lauda steering wheel is part of the Signature Series.
Always 350mm.
Always with Lauda’s signature.
Black and silver.
That’s the documented version.
That’s the catalog version.
And then there is the other one
370mm.
Silver spokes.
Alfa Romeo association.
No clean entry in any official Momo documentation.
No clear place in the Signature Series timeline.
And yet — multiple examples exist.
Too consistent to dismiss.
Too different to ignore.
Not a variant. Not officially acknowledged.
Momo catalogues are usually very strict with sizing.
Signature Series wheels followed a clear rule:
350mm standard.
Occasional exceptions for specific models like Ickx or Villeneuve.
But Niki Lauda?
No 370mm listed. Ever.
Which leaves a problem:
Either these wheels shouldn’t exist…
or they were never meant to be part of the same category.
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The Alfa Romeo connection
The answer likely sits outside the Signature Series entirely.
Momo also supplied OEM steering wheels to manufacturers.
And in the early 1980s, Alfa Romeo used a design closely related to the Lauda wheel for special “Sportiva” models of the Alfetta.
370mm diameter.
Silver finish.
Interior-matched leather.
Same visual DNA — different context.
And the signature question
Some 370mm black versions carry Lauda’s signature.
That inconsistency is exactly what makes classification difficult.
Wear?
Replacement parts?
Parallel production?
There is no single confirmed explanation.
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Between two systems
What makes this wheel interesting is not just size or finish.
It sits between two worlds:
The controlled world of the Signature Series
and the pragmatic world of OEM production.
It doesn’t fully belong to either.
Final Thought
Some wheels are rare because they were produced in small numbers.
This one is rare because it was never assigned a clear category.
It exists — but the system that should explain it doesn’t.