Hi,
Sorry if i'm touching too old topic, however it seems most relevant to WW2 Eastern Europe Fords (in particular - Romanian & Hungarian) and probably someone has ideas on Fords details.
1. Most probably all German-like Fords G917T (Mod 1939 grille, softcab or metal Koln-cab, Koln-type hood) with Marmon-Herrington front axle are MAVAG conversions of vehicles shippedd from Germany.
Are there any identifications signs for 4x2 Hungarian Fords ? or they just were build 'as is' from German-supplied sets ?
2. Is there any information if Marmon-Herrington conversion set was localized in Hungary or just bought by Manfred-Weiss ?
Did Germans use that somehow in 4x4 G198/V3000A or implemented their own axle ? There are no good photos, but visually it has same timken construction as rear axle, but end parts seem to be more massive than on M-H version
3. If we look on early G917, including Hungarian ones, we can see 3 different types of front wings.
a) Standard 'round' wing, original for US models 1938-1941 (left column in the attached image)
b) Simplified with rounded edge and border at the bottom (bottom-right picture)
c) Simplified with sharp edge and no bottom-border (another attached pic)
I'd suppose all these types are German-origin as a result of some transformation at Ford Koln plant from V8-51 to G917. But actually I don't have any real information about that
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