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mercman from oz · 11-25-2013, 06:22 AM

You are a lucky man finding such a nice car.
I can't speak for the USA, but the total combined production of 1933/1934 Fords in Australia for all body styles, was only 9418 Units.
Out of this total, 1038 were Roadsters.
As for the breakup between the 2 available engines, 1628 had the 4 cylinder motor, while 7790 had the V8 motor.
It is easy to pick an Australian 1933/1934 Ford, as the bodies were made in Australia & differ from the USA counterparts.
All Australian 1933/1934 Fords have a "false" panel that sits above the Running Board, & below the "D" Mold that fits under the Doors.
This is because all Australian 1933/1934 Ford have Wooden Floors.
There are many other differences in the bodies, especially on the closed cars where no panel interchanges with the American cars.
Your car has the genuine American body, but is RHD.

11-25-2013, 06:22 AM	#2
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,370	1934 Ford 4 banger roadster You are a lucky man finding such a nice car. I can't speak for the USA, but the total combined production of 1933/1934 Fords in Australia for all body styles, was only 9418 Units. Out of this total, 1038 were Roadsters. As for the breakup between the 2 available engines, 1628 had the 4 cylinder motor, while 7790 had the V8 motor. It is easy to pick an Australian 1933/1934 Ford, as the bodies were made in Australia & differ from the USA counterparts. All Australian 1933/1934 Fords have a "false" panel that sits above the Running Board, & below the "D" Mold that fits under the Doors. This is because all Australian 1933/1934 Ford have Wooden Floors. There are many other differences in the bodies, especially on the closed cars where no panel interchanges with the American cars. Your car has the genuine American body, but is RHD.