SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THAT RARE OR OBSCURE WHEEL...PLEASE BOOKMARK ME AS A "FAVORITE SELLER"...OR KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR MY AUCTIONS!

ONE (1) NICE MATCHING PAIR OF VINTAGE ORIGINAL "BENDIX" MANUFACTURED  ALUMINUM WHEELS...AND MUCH OF THE ORIGINAL LANDING GEAR...FOR A WWII "GRUMMAN F4F WILDCAT" FIGHTER PLANE!

CONDITION:

ALL PARTS ARE USED, AND ARE THEREFORE SOLD AS-IS...FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY!

SIZE:

14"x 6"

WHAT I AM SELLING HERE IS A VERY RARE FIND INDEED!

IT IS A NICE MATCHING PAIR OF VINTAGE ORIGINAL "BENDIX" MANUFACTURED ALUMINUM WHEELS, ALONG WITH MUCH OF THE LANDING GEAR, OFF OF A WWII "GRUMMAN F4F WILDCAT" FIGHTER PLANE!

HERE IS A LINK TO SOME INFORMATION ON THE AIRPLANE:

 I RECEIVED THESE  WHEELS IN A TRADE FROM A GENTLEMAN WHO TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE ON A TRAILER THAT HIS FATHER HAD PURCHASED MAYBE 50 YEARS AGO...AND HAD SAT AT HIS HOUSE IN SUNNY NEW MEXICO FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 35 YEARS!  HE KNEW THAT THEY WERE OFF OF AN OLD AIRPLANE, BUT HE COULD NEVER FIGURE OUT WHICH KIND!

IT TOOK ME A WHILE, BUT I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT KIND OF AIRPLANE IT WAS, BY TROLLING THE INTERNET FOR PHOTOS AND INFORMATION ON VINTAGE WARBIRDS!

HERE IS SOME OF WHAT I FOUND:

THESE WHEELS HAVE NUMEROUS IDENTIFICATION AND SPECIFICATION NUMBERS CAST INTO THEM (see photos)...HERE ARE THE ONES THAT I CAN MAKE OUT:

BENDIX PRODUCTS CORP.

SOUTH BEND INDIANA.

M.S.L.     A.T.C.

57358

14X6     EXTRA H.P.

ALUM. ALLOY     B-195-T-60

PAT. NO.     HEAT TREAT NO.

ONE OF THE WHEELS HAS THESE NUMBERS STAMPED INTO THE OUTER LIP OF IT:

57378

ASSY NO 57345  P A 

26 X 6

THERE ALSO APPEAR TO BE SOME FOUNDRY STAMPS AND INSPECTION MARKS...HOWEVER, THEY ARE KIND OF SMALL, AND HARD TO READ!

THE WHEELS THEMSELVES LOOK TO BE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION!  THE SPINDLES AND THE BACKING PLATES ALSO LOOK TO BE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION!  THE CENTER DUST-CAPS LOOK TO BE IN FAIR CONDITION!  THE AXLES LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN SHORTENED ON THE TOP SIDE OF THEM, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THEY LOOK TO BE STRAIGHT AND SOLID...WITH SOME OF THE ORIGINAL CASTING NUMBERS AND LETTERS EASILY IDENTIFIABLE!  I HAVE THESE PARTS LISTED AS FOR "DISPLAY ONLY", BUT YOU MAY BE ABLE USE THEM IN ANOTHER CAPACITY, IF THEY CHECK OUT!

FOR ME THEY ARE JUST SOME BITCHIN' PIECES OF WWII AMERICAN HISTORY, AND WOULD MAKE A GREAT CONVERSATION PIECE, OR A COOL PIECE OF ART FOR YOUR MAN-CAVE!

THAT'S ABOUT ALL I KNOW ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU SEE HERE, SO WHAT YOU SEE...IS WHAT YOU GET!

AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO PRICE THEM AT...SO YOU TELL ME WHAT THEY ARE WORTH!

PLEASE LOOK THE PHOTOS OVER, AND THEN CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...OR NEED TO SEE MORE PIX!

PS:  I HAVE ANOTHER PAIR OF THESE THAT CAME OFF OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRAILER!  I WILL BE SELLING THEM ALSO, SO PLEASE KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR MY AUCTIONS!

I HAVE ANOTHER (60) HALIBRAND MAGNESIUM WHEELS...APPROXIMATELY (200) AMERICAN RACING WHEELS IN BOTH MAGNESIUM AND ALUMINUM...(80) SLOT-MAGS IN VARYING SIZES AND BOLT-PATTERNS...AND A LOT OF EVERYTHING ELSE WHEN IT COMES TO WHEELS. 

I'M GONNA SELL 'EM ALL...SO BOOKMARK ME AS A FAVORITE SELLER...OR KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR MY AUCTIONS.  HERE'S YOUR CHANCE.  BID FAIR, AND BID FAST...AS I DO END AUCTIONS EARLY!

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