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Originally Posted by atourer
Gents, this is a topic close to my heart - So I ask, at what point in manufacture was the tank stamped ? - I had read or heard that it was stamped after it was welded as a form of batch control for quality in case of leaks. This would have of course been some time before final assembly. Later it was stopped as an unnecessary step - is this true ?
Also this is particularly relevant to us in Australia because our open models and trucks were imported from Canada CKD so a tank date plus say 2-3 months would give approximate local build date. Thanks, Brian
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Brian, you should check the article by Dave Slater [ Vic.] in Restorer July/Aug. 2010; ''My visit to The Australian Ford Archives".Australian production was not closely related to what went on in US. They actually were selling '28 '29's in 1931 & '32 along with the locally built 1930 types that went to 1932. Ian Irwin has also published about 3 very good books on Australian Model A's; ask some local Model A guys if they know of these.