The story I have heard somewhat matches what George shared.
My understanding was that United States DOT found the two spoke wheels were unsafe as they lacked the ability to collapse in an accident.
I heard they were removed by the hundreds at an LA shop that Ford contracted with and tossed on a shelf in a pile. I was told Gary Hall bought a small number of them and the rest are thought to have just been disposed of.
Whatever the real story is those two spoke wheels are now very rare and priced accordingly.
Larry
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