Ford 01A(F) Complete after 12 years!

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally Posted by Ian McCallum

I most certainly am not contradicting your info and what I have read may in fact be inaccurate. Just checking to ensure what would be right for 1940/41 as I want to get it 100% right this time.

Hi Ian, perhaps I should have wrote it the way it usually appears, which should read: Red/Green (for red over green), which in the case of the RCASC, meant that the top right half of the diagonally divided background was red, and the lower left half, was green, with the dividing line running upper left to lower right, which was opposite of the RASC. I, myself, have not come across anything indicating, that the RCASC background was diagonally divided, lower left to upper right, as used by the RASC, in any of the files I’ve received from Library & Archives Canada.

Originally Posted by Ian McCallum

Any clear artwork/true background colour on this one as Khaki can be a multitude of sins? Would it also have the early style leaf as per Jordan's info?

No Ian, I do not have any clear artwork/true background colour images. Records only state khaki as the colour to be used. Also, yes, the stylized maple leaf, as per Jordan’s illustration, could be used.

Your restoration as turned out very well Ian, it looks really great?

Cheers

[Ian McCallum]

Hi Mark,

Thanks again, I bow to your wisdom and will ensure it is faithfully reproduced.

All I need now is a cleared indication of what the CMHQ actually looked like
Yours Aye,

Ian

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally Posted by Ian McCallum

All I need now is a cleared indication of what the CMHQ actually looked like

Ian, I'll dig around and see what I can find.

Cheers

[Alex van de Wetering]

Ian,

you probably have this picture already, but I have attached it just to be sure.
census: C.M4202392
Stencil lettering so it seems.

It's a picture Clive Law posted in this thread (I know he has a pic of the front of the same Ford as well)

Alex

[Ian McCallum]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

you probably have this picture already, but I have attached it just to be sure.
census: C.M4202392
Stencil lettering so it seems.

Alex, thanks for the info and yes I have seen this one. However some interesting photos and info in the other thread. It appears the Canadian serials were also applied in a variety of formats and fonts.

Kind Regards,

Ian

[Ian McCallum]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Ian,

you probably have this picture already, but I have attached it just to be sure.
census: C.M4202392
Stencil lettering so it seems.

It's a picture Clive Law posted in this thread (I know he has a pic of the front of the same Ford as well)

Alex

Thanks Alex,

I now have a problem that I have only just noticed via another photo I have just obtained of a '40 01AF and it has the letter 'K', roughly 2inches in size, clearly visible on the offside (Right hand drive) to the rear of the back door and on the body work above the wheel arch. On looking at the photo you posted the vehicle also shows a 'K', but in a slightly different place? On following the link you gave if you look closely a number of the woody's also appear to have the same K although the position varies slightly. Anyone got any knowledge or ideas on this one??

Ian

[Alex van de Wetering]

Ian,

I never noticed the "K", but on closer inspection I have now seen the same "K" appear on several vehicles....not only staff cars, but also an F8, HUP, C15A, Diamond T969, Mack LMSW etc. The "K" always shows up on the right hand side of the vehicles, usually on the right rear, but in case of the Diamond and Mack it shows up on the support legs of the wrecking gear.
I have no idea what it means, although I think it could have something to do with inspection of the vehicles(?). What all vehicles seem to have in common, is that they were all pictured in the same location, the depot in the UK.

Alex

[Alex van de Wetering]

By the way Ian. I have seen your Ford in the flesh in Normandy at the start of the Bayeux parade (and the Port-en-Bessin parade) and it looks stunning. Well done! I will post some pictures of your Ford "in the wild" when I finally get round to sorting through my Normandy pics!

Alex