The current sale range is $50 to $60 for the Indian wrench (7 inch long). There's always someone who wants to take advantage and the asking price will go as high as 200 or more. I might, I say might, consider buying a very good example for about 50 -60. But since my Indian dates from after the factory closed it would be sort of inappropriate for me to have the Indian wrench; cool, but I'm sure real Indian owners may look down on me scarfing one of their wrenches.
If you have a 7" wrench that has the same handle shape I'd be interested - can purchase or trade for something.
When the factory shut down in '53 there still existed a large dealer network -with no bikes to sell. So The sales department imported Royal Enfields. There must have been some small amount of success because they soon had Enfields sent over with Indian badges and specifications. This is the era- 1958 to 1960 - that my 1959 Chief hails from. After 1960 the Indian-Enfield relationship dissolved, and only leftovers were sold as 1961 models. Thereafter Indian began importing Matchless motorcycles - with Indian names - but not badged as Indians. I think this period only lasted 2 or 3 years (?).
This 1959 Indian Chief (a Royal Enfield 700cc vertical twin) was purchased last year in sad shape. I was able to get it running with various parts I had at hand, Triumph and Enfield parts. A friend, whose Dad owned an actual Indian Dealership, supplied me with very many valuable, but missing, parts, including the tank badges, fender ornament and a speedometer. Here it is on its first run under power in God knows how many years.
