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mercman from oz · 04-29-2018, 04:35 PM

Here are pictures of the different grilles from 1948 to 1953. As you will see, the 51 and 52 are the same, except the positioning of the FORD name changed locations. I haven't added the 54 to 56 grilles, as these models are not included in the Early Ford section of Ford Barn that covers 1932 to 1953. The first grille shown was used for three years, 1948, 1949 and 1950, however, I do not know how to tell the three years apart? In Australia, our local 48 models used the carry over Flathead V8 with the front mounted Distributor, so that feature indicates that it is a 48 model. However, in the USA, all three models got the new 8BA Flathead, albeit one year before the passenger cars. What external features set the 48 to 50 models apart. How can we determine which is which?

04-29-2018, 04:35 PM	#10
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,372	Re: Which F-series grille do you prefer? Here are pictures of the different grilles from 1948 to 1953. As you will see, the 51 and 52 are the same, except the positioning of the FORD name changed locations. I haven't added the 54 to 56 grilles, as these models are not included in the Early Ford section of Ford Barn that covers 1932 to 1953. The first grille shown was used for three years, 1948, 1949 and 1950, however, I do not know how to tell the three years apart? In Australia, our local 48 models used the carry over Flathead V8 with the front mounted Distributor, so that feature indicates that it is a 48 model. However, in the USA, all three models got the new 8BA Flathead, albeit one year before the passenger cars. What external features set the 48 to 50 models apart. How can we determine which is which?