[nelsb01]

Did you remove the front fenders and grille as a unit? Is that what I see in the background of the drivers interior door photo?
If so, a gentleman by the name of Nacewicz once told me he had documentation that Ford assembled passenger vehicle front sheet metal as one piece at the assembly plant and then mounted it on the chassis. Think about it. For all of us who have spent hours aligning the grille, radiator and front fenders-- the assembly plant would not have taken the time to do that.
The bad news is that I never got a copy of that documention before Roy passed.
Without the documentation, it maybe just a rumor, but it does make a lot of sense.