That is interesting. I did not know anyone who got the deluxe wheel replaced with another deluxe. Most got the wheel replaced in the 70's with the 70's stock Pontiac wheel. I guess it took a while for some to begin to crack. I got my '68 hardtop in 1975 and the wheel was just starting to crack a little. 16 years later it was shot and I had replaced it with a Grant. The car was bought new by a girl neighbor in 1968 and she only used the dealer for maintenance. Maybe it was not bad enough to replace it yet?

So by that information, any 1968 Firebird with the deluxe interior should have a deluxe steering wheel. Either the original, or the factory replacement. Where does that leave the people who got the 70's wheel as a replacement? That would be hard to document.