@bosswrench posted:FWIW, I suspect there's a reason two-spoke steering wheels are rare today: Liability Claims! Mid '50s to '60s, some upscale models had wood covered rims with 2 perforated spokes & were popular- Corvettes for instance. But 'upper-size-percentile" drivers tend to grab the steering wheel in a death grip and use it as a grab-handle to haul themselves in or out of such usually-low-roof cars.
Ferraro and MOMO wheels are -I think- heat treated 2024 aircraft aluminum (non-TIG-weldable- I tried) with wood or plastic rim covers under leather wraps. With only two spokes, the rim flexes quite a bit if used as a grab or assist-handle. Over time, something cracks. Two-spoke and banjo wheels are not illegal in the US, but If you drive 'vigorously', I would not recommend any 2-spoke wheel. Do not even start with Citroen's one spoke steering wheel.....
The 67 Shelbys used a three spoke FIFA made wheel. Many had such issues bending the wheel.
If the car wouldn't start and in pushing the car you pushed on the wheel, you just bent it up.
As for entering and exiting in a Pantera I'd offer 2 to 1 odds that it won't last a year without getting bent.
A quick release hub might be a really good way of preserving it if you use it getting in and out.