Hi Espen,
it would have been 21 years ago when I first bought the car! but I'm pretty certain when I dismantled the column to fix the slack (plus or minus 5 degrees with no movement at the wheels) I would have noticed a universal joint at the top. Where it meets the dash is quite different from your Deauville pics, and its a very 74 sort of arrangement. For example is the key on yours like this one?
Peter
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