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01-18-2024, 03:54 PM | #1 |
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Interesting French nameplate
I bought a 1935 roadster and in cleaning out the inside I found the pictured French nameplate. It has been attached but I don't find anywhere on this car that has holes that match. The car also has a very odd vin number on the frame! It has a normal 1935 vin but instead of having 18- it has 2226- in front of the number. Also instead of having the normal star it has like a waving flag for lack of a better term. Any ideas?
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01-18-2024, 04:21 PM | #2 | |
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01-18-2024, 05:01 PM | #3 |
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Dealership tag?
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01-18-2024, 11:35 PM | #4 |
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This IS some sort of a dealer tag, but you must remember that it was current roughly NINETY years ago. It is obviously The "Centrale FORD Agency" located in a huge building (indicated by the map I found on-line which seems to be subdivided into different entities). "52 - 56" appears on the map drawing as one of the divided areas, which could have easily been a garage of sorts. This is all located on a busy street called "Avenue du Prado" in Marseille, France. I found one picture of the entrance for what is now "54 Avenue du Prado ... remember that a lot has likely been modified in the architecture and structure during the past 80 - 90 years. It is likely still some sort of commercial entity today, possibly subdivided into office spaces as suggested by the speaker located on right wall of entrance. Coop |
01-19-2024, 01:33 PM | #5 |
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Thanks Pete for the photo help and thank you Dick for the research! Hoping our friend from France will jump in here!
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01-19-2024, 01:49 PM | #6 |
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01-19-2024, 02:53 PM | #7 |
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Re: Interesting French nameplate
As DavidG stated, per the data plate.
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01-19-2024, 02:55 PM | #8 |
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01-20-2024, 01:39 AM | #9 |
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Yes it is a French Dealer tag.First I have seen. Very cool item !!
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01-20-2024, 04:59 AM | #10 |
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Here are more Firewall tags. The one Robert posted is a '32 AN,19 hp,
The V8 is the '32.The AF is a '32 ,12 HP Then there is a '33 and followed by a, '35 French .The last being a '35 from Belguim. |
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