What color is your steering wheel
- Thomas Jacobson
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The question is are early Sheller wheels "Tenite" or hard rubber. You GPW guys should be recording that data. I believe that the hard rubber wheel is quite a bit heavier, see my web page with details on the different sheller wheels.
http://thomas.tcjnet.com/sheller.htm
I want to know, does anybody have a black Tenite (NOT hard rubber) wheel with the large 5/16 in tooling holes/plugs on the back. If anyone can show me that, we can say that there was a change to Tenite prior to the change from hard rubber to green Tenite.....
See my page for info on how to test for hard rubber (hot pin sulfur smell, and/or weight of the wheel)
T.
http://thomas.tcjnet.com/sheller.htm
I want to know, does anybody have a black Tenite (NOT hard rubber) wheel with the large 5/16 in tooling holes/plugs on the back. If anyone can show me that, we can say that there was a change to Tenite prior to the change from hard rubber to green Tenite.....
See my page for info on how to test for hard rubber (hot pin sulfur smell, and/or weight of the wheel)
T.
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GPW 20636 is a Black Steering wheel. 4/30/42 DOD
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This maybe should be a stickey
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GPW 2636, DOD 28 FEB 42, Reg# 2055811 (est)
GPW 104331 DOD 31 MAR 43, Reg# 20369321 (est)
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SEEKING MOTOR # GPW 2636
MVPA# 4341
GPW 2636, DOD 28 FEB 42, Reg# 2055811 (est)
GPW 104331 DOD 31 MAR 43, Reg# 20369321 (est)
MB-101008 DOD 27 NOV 41, Reg# W-2032462 (Original)
MB 438075, DOD 1 MAY 45, Reg# 20704591 (Original)
Converto ABN Dump 0886168
M2-HB gun trailer
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Black Sheller steering wheel
Hi Mike,
I have GPW 1674 from February (?) and it came with a BLACK Sheller steering wheel.
John Killelea
I have GPW 1674 from February (?) and it came with a BLACK Sheller steering wheel.
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Black Sheller Steering Wheel
Two script GPW's I've owned--GPW 15642 DoD 4-13-42 and 19865 DoD 4-27-42--both had black sheller hard rubber steering wheels.---Dave
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Hello Group,
I don't know if this will help but according to Ford Accounting Dept. Communications for the second GPW contract - there were 16,906 Rubber, 14,463 First design Tenite, and 31,777 New style Tenite Steering Wheels used. All of these steering wheels are noted as being " purchased ".
The first Tenite was used on June 2, 1942. after 16,906 GPWs had been assembled on the second Contract.
I don't know if this will help but according to Ford Accounting Dept. Communications for the second GPW contract - there were 16,906 Rubber, 14,463 First design Tenite, and 31,777 New style Tenite Steering Wheels used. All of these steering wheels are noted as being " purchased ".
The first Tenite was used on June 2, 1942. after 16,906 GPWs had been assembled on the second Contract.
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GPW 30337 June 1, 42 Louisville KY Ford plant Green steering wheel,
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Tom, what's a "New style Tenite"? Any idea?
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Hi Luke,
I don't know at time. I will have to check out the steering wheel drawings the next time I am at the Ford Archives.
It was posted above that the change was in the size of the holes on the back side of the wheel but there be more to it then just that since the change also reduced the price by about 23%.
I don't know at time. I will have to check out the steering wheel drawings the next time I am at the Ford Archives.
It was posted above that the change was in the size of the holes on the back side of the wheel but there be more to it then just that since the change also reduced the price by about 23%.
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What do they call the metal spoke wheel?
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