Ford Canada Conventional and Modified Vehicles

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Shown here are a 1941 Ford Fordor C11A sedan and a 1942 Ford Fordor C21AS Staff Car. You can see the C11A is a Conventional vehicle, with just light alterations from a civilian vehicle. Ian McCallum noted: "Modified sedans started with the 39 model. I have a '40 01A(F). Changes included hide seats, fabrikoid interior plus military fitments and extra instrumentation." The manual noted it had a "grille guard on front bumper".

The "S" in C21AS denotes Special, it clearly has more modifications including heavier bumpers and a roof rack. It looks like the mudguards / wings are cut-back and it has a raised suspension?

Courtesy of the Canadian Kangaroo Regiment Association & Archive, some pictures of a 1942 Ford C21A or C21AS Staff Car, just after the war had ended in Europe. It has census number CM 4234110.

Join the Army and see the world!

For Kangaroos in the Netherlands and awaiting repatriation to Canada in the summer of 1945, there was plenty of opportunity for sightseeing. Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark, England and Scotland were all among popular destinations.

Many had opportunities to see the continent as part of their occupation duties, others planned their Privilege Leave around visiting the great cities of Europe.

(WJM)

Photos: 1CACR Archive

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Here is a whole series of photos with this Ford from the estate collection of Sgt. Rowland Marshall. I believe this a staff car from the Cdn Army Leave Centre. The photos are all unmarked but it appears they tooks a trip to Cologne and possibly down to the Bavarian Alps.

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

"Pushing the reconaissance car through the mud."

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Australian Armed Forces on manoeuvres in the snow at Buffalo
Date [ca. 1942]
Identifier(s) H98.105/5268

Source: https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entit...&mode=overview

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

Apparently taken at Mt Buffalo Victoria , a series of pics

https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entit...31&mode=browse

https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entit...76&mode=browse