1942 half ton

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We have a 1942 Tudor which based on the serial and other information was built on or about Dec 31, 1941. My understanding is that Dec 31st was the last day of regular production, but Ford continued to produce cars and trucks on a limited basis until Feb. 10 when all production shifted to war materials. Cars and Trucks built in the last weeks were embargoed to dealer stocks reserved for Docs, nurses, and other special needs.

We have our car finished as an ARC Motor Corps vehicle which was one of the "special needs" and was eligible for C ration gas stickers. Ford built wagons for the Motor Corps through the Feb. date which were painted OD.

Just discovered yesterday that Ford built the pulse jet engines for our version of the V1 buzz bomb, called the Loon, just after the end of the war.