Not so long ago, I heard a single sharp snap near the dashboard in the Ford. I was expecting the worst. The steering wheel had cracked open about 3 millimeters. (1/8") My first thought was, "This is going to be expensive.) I bought this LeCarra Mark 40 steering wheel more than a decade ago.
http://www.lecarra.com/ I called The Old Car Centre, where I bought the steering wheel and explained my situation. John called LeCarra immediately and asked for suggestions on what to do. Without hesitation, LeCarra said they will replace the steering wheel.
This is the highest level of good customer service I could have expected. These steering wheels are not being "given away" at $400 cdn. I am pleased to have had LeCarra make it right, no hesitation.
While I am waiting for the replacement steering wheel to arrive, I bought a
https://www.autometer.com/led-lighting-dimmer.html The instrument LED back-lighting will not dim with a variable resistance rheostat common to tungsten bulbs used in instrument back lighting. I was told tis electronic LED dimmer is a PWM or a pulse width modulator. I have a few knobs left over from a set I machined out and did not use, one of these will fit the PWM. The dashboard has one remaining OEM hole that will be perfect for this PWM.
A reproduction 1940 ford Dash is $750cdn at
https://www.bobdrake.com/1940dash