Westfield wartime questions

[all riders]

About 15 years ago I had a wartime(ww2) Westfield that was a civilian model with blackout hubs but otherwise normal paint scheme and, I think, a tank.(sold that bike right here on The CABE). Anyhow, I believe this same model was made for some years before and after the war. Is there a name for that bike(f95?) . It seems a common enough bike, but I rather like them and I'm wondering (1) how hard is it to find one now(wartime or not). (2)what kind of price range is the current market(maybe something with visible original paint but not great---or whatever you can speak to) (3) same questions but wartime specific. Thanks for your help, everyone.

 

[Mercian]

Hi, @all riders

Something like this (not mine)?

Prewar 1939 Columbia Streamliner single bar project..NO WHEELS or seat included | Archive (sold or withdrawn)

MORE detailed pictures coming later today. Sorry..The wheelset is staying with me.. The fenders have been straightened out some,sill have seen better days.one set of braces were replaced with nice originals. Only bolted on,no replacement rivets done(Couldnt find my nos ones)It has a mountain...

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It looks like a good project, and wheels are not hard to find.

If not, what was similar, what was different.

Best Regards,

Adrian

 

[all riders]

That's a single bar. The one I'm talking about is double and usually has truss rods. The model was used by the military(maybe slight difference in the down tube of mil. vs civilian). Thanks, P.S. Ithink it is the model that takes the tank that is listed 100 times on ebay(repops)--the medium-long with bend at tail end.

 

[Mercian]

Hi @all riders

OK, that helps.

As a wartime one, then a tank would not have been fitted, in order to save steel.

@Krakatoa (Nate) has one exactly like your photo (IMHO a nicer example) here:

Sold - 1945 Westfield Men's 26" Civilian Blackout Ballooner! | Archive (sold or withdrawn)

Offered is this nicely preserved 1945 J serial N overcode Men's 26" balloon Civiian model. It sports many blackout finish parts: Torrington script 22" paperboy bars with 'R' stem and turned wood grips, headset and bottom bracket hardware, turned seatpost, 26 t skiptooth gear, Westfield front hub...

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I have done business with Nate on several occasions and can recommend him.

Best Regards,

Adrian

 

[all riders]

Hi @all riders

OK, that helps.

As a wartime one, then a tank would not have been fitted, in order to save steel.

@Krakatoa (Nate) has one exactly like your photo (IMHO a nicer example) here:

Sold - 1945 Westfield Men's 26" Civilian Blackout Ballooner! | Archive (sold or withdrawn)

Offered is this nicely preserved 1945 J serial N overcode Men's 26" balloon Civiian model. It sports many blackout finish parts: Torrington script 22" paperboy bars with 'R' stem and turned wood grips, headset and bottom bracket hardware, turned seatpost, 26 t skiptooth gear, Westfield front hub...

thecabe.com

I have done business with Nate on several occasions and can recommend him.

Best Regards,

Adrian

Thank you, Nate has already given me a lot of helpful information and seems intimately familiar with these bikes.