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Old 05-11-18, 06:36
Michael R. Michael R. is offline
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Default dress rehearsal

Originally Posted by David Dunlop
I think I have seen that photo before somewhere, the context of which was that it was one of a series taken by Ford of a Lynx being put through its paces by an employee on Ford’s Proving Grounds, somewhere in Ontario. Note the complete lack of markings on the Lynx.


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Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra View Post
Hi David,
Indeed, hence my remark about publicity.
Hanno
Photo credit: Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd. Oakville, Ontario.

"With four wheels off the ground, test drivers like Lawrence Perrault, give the scout car a thorough "dress rehearsal" for the war effort overseas. Scout cars were usually tested for about 75 miles before final inspection. The photo dates from 1942; the site - Ojibway Park."

There were fifty-six test drivers of the Ford Canada Department 159 listed in the June 1944 edition of the Ford Times.

Lawrence Perrault
Has been attached to Dept. 159 since 1936 and is now test driver and repairman. His brother Sydney works in Dept. 37.



Source:
Faces of Ford
The Windsor Years
Michael Gladstone WHITE
ISBN 0-9695320-4
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