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Ford of Canada had marketing rights to many of the commonwealth countries in that time frame with some exceptions. This included Australia and New Zealand and Ford of Canada owned the manufacturing and assembly facilities at the time so most all early production came from Canada and was assembled at the various plants with Geelong being the largest facility with a nearby port. Body manufacture in Australia was limited till 1934 or so. The phaetons didn't have all that much wood in them and were easier to ship in knock down. They likely just shipped the side and rear panels if the floors and seat risers were wood. The doors would have been easier to ship but the skin panels may have been easier to press out and nail over a wood frame. Ford of Canada always did things differently in some aspects. The chassis was likely shipped from Canada and the rest was done in Australia.

Fords were also assembled in Ireland and in England until the full scale plant was completed at Dagenham in 1931. Engines were produced in the UK at Cork, Ireland and Manchester, England before the Dagenham facility was completed but complete cars were made there from 1931 on.

A good portion of export knock down cars were supplied around the world by the Rouge plant in Dearborn as well. This included South America and South Africa and many were right hand drive vehicles. If it was made in the USA it will generally have a frame number stamped in the usual location per Ford procedure but some assembly plants outside the US may have not followed that procedure to the letter. Canadian built model A vehicles don't generally have a frame number. The engine number was considered to be proof enough of ID in a lot of countries so that was all they stamped.

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