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Listed in the 1931 Canadian Model A manual is also the sales offices. This one used to be an assembly plant earlier.... 680 Waterloo St, London, ON N6A 3V8

Thanks for the info. I don't think Canadian cars ever had the indented firewall, but I have the glass float bowl, not cast. I wonder how long it took to assemble the 165 cars between ours. I suspect my engine is a replacement as it is a CAT from April '30. But the body has the '31 traits...

Cool... mine is T2229. I'd be interested in knowing what you know about when yours was built, as I understand they were numbered consecutively.

There is a good Canadian Model A history site - the Canadian model A Ford Foundation. check cmaff.com It has lots of the service bulletins, advertising, etc.

My Canadian Roadster has a body number on the sill by the seat frame and just inside the top edge. In my case it starts with a T (Toronto assembly). I don't know of a list of assembly numbers sorted by date, but it may be possible to find a similar one and get an idea. It was easy to mix...

I can't hang the key on the shutoff valve if I don't turn it off. So it goes off whenever I'm out of the car. And the battery disconnect (anti fire and theft) gets shutoff too. If it's going in the garage, I run it till it quits, it seems I can still smell gas if I don't.

I've been using the LED BA15d's for a couple years now and find they are great. Bright, very low power consumption, and even if my voltage varies a bit, there is no brightness change. And the generator is always charging. No issues at all so far.

That's some really good advice, and it makes sense that a pivot is causing friction or the scale is out of balance. I suspect having it rebuilt is the safe way to go, as it does have 94,500 miles on it. I haven't taken the back off, and was hoping there might be a simple lube point, but it...

Has anyone seen this before. I removed the speedometer (round Stewart Warner) to send in for rebuilding and found that if I hold it sideways, it shows the correct speed. But when mounted properly, the speed is very innacurate (shows 10 when 35). Is there anything I can do to correct that...

Hi Darryl - our engine numbers are very close, I have CAT1918. Probably a few weeks apart. It would have been nice if the Toronto builds had the model type number stamp like Windsor did.

I found T2229 in that same spot - Toronto assembly. The Engine number (May 1930) is the best clue I have to when that body came down the line, but who knows how far out that may be. With any luck you'll find some more Winnipeg assembly cars that may help

That's why this forum is great. That solves my door bottom sticking out slightly, the crack under the top snaps, and maybe the squeak on left turns. Time to pull it back together. Thanks all.

I've been using LED headlamps for over a year - very happy with them. Google "ba15d double dipper". They're in England, I picked up a pair at an autoshow there last year.

At a meet this summer I met someone who may have paint chips. Let me follow up and get back.

I've been designing a trailer to pull my old Chestnut cruiser, since I didn't think it would go on the roof of my roadster. I've just been proven wrong!