RHD A's

jkelsh

jkelsh

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Did Ford ever produce right hand drive a's in their US and Canadian factories? I was wondering as I have located an original 1930 roadster and was wondering wether or not it was imported
 
It is my understanding that right hand drive cars were produced in Canada for export. Certainly all the original model T's in New Zealand had "Ford Made in Canada" cast into the head and radiator surround and our original model A's are all Canadian spec in terms of bumper clamps etc .However the cross member code on my original RHD 1930 Sports coupe includes what I am told is the code for Michigan plant production "F"-?????? Karl
 
jkelsh said:
Did Ford ever produce right hand drive a's in their US and Canadian factories? I was wondering as I have located an original 1930 roadster and was wondering wether or not it was imported
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I think Ford produced and assembled RHD's in the states but just at Dearborn as they were then shipped out of the states as complete vehicles to places like Argentina, ,Brazil ect., but non were sold in the USA that I am aware of.

No doubt that Ford produced the necessary parts for the RHD vehicles but then shipped them out to the foreign assembly plants that needed them.


But who really knows for sure...surely one or two escaped this senario????

Pluck
 
yes ,some were made at least in Detroit
heres one picture of one coming off the the Rouge assembly line with a customer at the wheel
tom
 

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On the gist of this post, I was willing to go offer any info to them, on what I consider I have in a fairly original unrestored Canadian early 28 phaeton, but upon arriving at the door with a $25 entry fee, I said umm no thanks.
 
Yo, Bick, I think june 28, against engine number.

Is dark and drinking home brew atm, but will post tomorrow , as I think Pluck can tell actual day with engine number.
 
pooch said:
Yo, Bick, I think june 28, against engine number.

Is dark and drinking home brew atm, but will post tomorrow , as I think Pluck can tell actual day with engine number.
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Only with USA stamped engines Pooch...not Canadian and I am not going to pay $25.00/year just to access it and find out either. Heck, we can go to MARC, MAFCA, MAFFI, Marco's site, Bob Johnson's, Vince Falter's, Brent's, Don Turley's (and at one time Jim Mason's GREAT site) mine, and others to gather valuable information, why is the Canadian site any different?

Heck, I only pay about, let's see here...about $85.00 for a year through www.GoDaddy.com. Maybe if the Canadian site were not to charge, they just might get more valuable information from guys like Pooch and others.

Just my thoughts.

Pluck
 
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