What color is your steering wheel

Thomas Jacobson · Post by **Thomas Jacobson** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:09 am

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.

mmamajor · Post by **mmamajor** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 6:49 pm

My GPW 19671 has a black Sheller. Andy

alvin b. alfonso · Post by **alvin b. alfonso** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:33 pm

mike,
black rubber steering wheel ,
serial# 21284, dod 4-24-42

rcskier12 · Post by **rcskier12** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:59 am

GPW 20636 is a Black Steering wheel. 4/30/42 DOD

Mike Wright · Post by **Mike Wright** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:52 am

This maybe should be a stickey

Touwen · Post by **Touwen** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:14 am

GPW4141 ( script on a Willys frame)has a metal spoke wheel.

jkillelea · Post by **jkillelea** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:31 pm

Hi Mike,
I have GPW 1674 from February (?) and it came with a BLACK Sheller steering wheel.
John Killelea

Dave Sustarsic · Post by **Dave Sustarsic** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:06 am

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

cpforeman · Post by **cpforeman** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:52 am

GPW 11332 has a green steering wheel on it, DOD March 31, 1942

Brians42MB · Post by **Brians42MB** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:08 am

GPW 44839 has a green shiller wheel. DOD July 14, 1942.

Post by **Tom Wolboldt** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:41 am

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.

David Neale · Post by **David Neale** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:24 pm

GPW 30337 June 1, 42 Louisville KY Ford plant Green steering wheel,
,Dave Neale Caledonia, NY

lt.luke · Post by **lt.luke** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:06 pm

Tom, what's a "New style Tenite"? Any idea?

Post by **Tom Wolboldt** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:47 am

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%.

lt.luke · Post by **lt.luke** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:07 am

What do they call the metal spoke wheel?

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