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Old 06-03-21, 01:01
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I've not seen a Ford like this one ! The tub is a typical Australian well sided ute body but the cab is unusual on a car type Ford
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Old 06-03-21, 03:29
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Impressed in NG?


Seems to be a whole row of odd-balls in the background.


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Old 06-03-21, 09:14
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https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C394114

I've not seen a Ford like this one ! The tub is a typical Australian well sided ute body but the cab is unusual on a car type Ford
Pretty good reason why you've never seen a Ford like that.

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It is a 1939 Plymouth roadster utility.

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The first thing I noticed was how the bonnet lifted up one side with a centre hinge and the bead around the front wheel arch.

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The Fords of that era had a one piece bonnet with sides down to the mudguards and no bead.

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Old 06-03-21, 20:30
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Well spotted Rick!

Somewhere in AWM126, I remember there was a page of odd-ball vehicles headed 'Impressed in New Guinea'.

Unfortunately, I don't have a volume or location reference for that page, but I'm sure someone will chance upon it eventually. A comparison between the vehicles visible in the image, and that page, may prove interesting.

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Well spotted Rick!

Somewhere in AWM126, I remember there was a page of odd-ball vehicles headed 'Impressed in New Guinea'.

Unfortunately, I don't have a volume or location reference for that page, but I'm sure someone will chance upon it eventually. A comparison between the vehicles visible in the image, and that page, may prove interesting.

Mike
Yes , I found that particular page, it includes vehicles such as a A model Ford and other pre-war oddities. There is even a "Jap truck" listed somewhere in the 126 books.
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Same setup on 39 Chev
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Once again those drawings showing fat dumpy vehicles as lowered streamliners remind me of the "artist's Impression" in real estate advertisements.

A new housing development at Ayers Rock (Uluru) was drawn not only with green grass and tall trees but a lovely winding road just a short walk from the Gold Coast whose pristine surf beaches can be seen from your bedroom window 3,000km away.

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