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Originally Posted by HamerAuto
I have been told that the roadster and phatean bodies were imported from the us the 3 window and cabriolet were outsourced in canada and the rest were built in canada by ford.
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...then they told you wrong,my friend . All the chassis ,engines and driveline as well as fenders,grilles,and some other items were imported into Australia through Ford Canada ,then the bodies were pressed and assembled here at the Geelong plant. The reason for this was that Canada was part of the British Empire , as were we here, and import tariffs favoured British Empire countries. We didn't have the full model range that was available to the USA ,possibly this had much to do with our smaller population. Aussie bodies are often easily distinguished from the US counterparts , like on all '33/34,we have an separate sill panel that runs below the body and fits between the running boards and the body itself....as if they messed up the dimensions and made this as a filler panel. Model 40 Coupes and Sports Coupes were totally different to US cars, particularly in the roof line and windshield shape....the model 40 sedans used '32 pressings around the rear quarter window area....the list goes on and on. Most signifigantly, all of our local cars are built on a full timber platform with all the body framing done in "coach built style"......this was the case until the all steel '35 year, excepting for the 28/29 Tudors which were on the US steel platform for some unknown reason....and we did not have Tudors from 28/9 until 1939, or any 3 window Coupes of any year ( though you could argue the Sports Coupe we had from A thru early'33 only have 3w......)....but we did have some unusual models that were available nowhere else in the world , like the Utes and Panel Vans , '39 and '40 Slopers ( Tudors) , the '33 Sports Coupe, plus a few oddities made during the War like the open topped Pickup cabs and the 1/2 door pickups , and r'h'drive '41 Woodies ( like mine)......so we missed out on some good stuff, but also we have some other good stuff to offset that ....