Restored 6 wheel '34 coupe on E-Bay

Nice looking 5 window and of course I have a couple questions.
Does the drivers side (right) door have the only exterior or in the case of a right hand drive, is the exterior lock then placed on the left hand door?
On this coupe's rear, there is a tail light step on the right hand side of the car like the American cars. Is this correct for a right hand drive car or should the step be on the passengers side (left) of the car?
Finally, also regarding the rumble step, there is no "top of the fender" step pad. Is there supposed to be a "top of the fender" step pad on the 1933 and 1934 Ford both right hand and left hand drive coupes?
 
thirt4 said:
Nice looking 5 window and of course I have a couple questions.
Does the drivers side (right) door have the only exterior or in the case of a right hand drive, is the exterior lock then placed on the left hand door?
On this coupe's rear, there is a tail light step on the right hand side of the car like the American cars. Is this correct for a right hand drive car or should the step be on the passengers side (left) of the car?
Finally, also regarding the rumble step, there is no "top of the fender" step pad. Is there supposed to be a "top of the fender" step pad on the 1933 and 1934 Ford both right hand and left hand drive coupes?
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I'll attempt an answer but my experience is more for '36 and 38'. The lock is on the passenger side (safety) as is the step for the rumble seat.

I have a suspicion that this coupe might have had a boot (trunk) which has then been converted to a rumble seat using parts sourced from the USA, hence the step pad on the wrong side and no step pad on the top of the mudguard (fender).
 
If this is an original Aussie Deluxe Coupe, which it appears to be, it would be a rumble seat. The rear guard step plate would be on top of the left guard.
Re locking handles, Ford Aust. used locally sourced hardware & may not be same as Nth America.
The car in question was an ex Ford Aust. Exec.s. according to a 1977 article in Restored Cars[ Aust.] but it now has correct era number plates.
No one has commented how different the body panels are to Ford US. They used British sourced steel & Australian hardwood for the bodywork.
 
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The roofline on the Aussie closed cars are about an inch and a half higher than the US bodies and have different hip line swage pressings and the infill spear panel between the body and running board
 
"At the moment AUD$1 = US$104.5" ... !

Hmmm. Sounds like the Nigerian exchange rate.

... Or else the Australian vacation just got scrubbed.
 
With regards to this Australian 34 Ford Coupe, the Step Pad should be on the Left Tail Light Stalk, leaving the right Stalk free for the Licence Plate. The one on the top of the fender is missing? Also, the Handle for the Rumble Seat is missing? This was the only Coupe that Ford Australia offered, & the body & doors have Wooden Frames.
The Instrument Panel looks to be from a 33 Ford, & there appears to be lots of Interior Trim missing, including the Glove Box Door. Most Deluxe Coupes came with just a spare in the Left Hand Fender, while haveing 6 Wheel Equipment is very rare.
The Door Lock was always on the Passenger side, for safety reasons. The Drivers side Doors were locked from the inside. Mercman from Oz <><
 
The rumble lid on a 34 Coupe is spring loaded and opened by the handle inside the cab below the rear window. There were only 1311 Model 40 Coupes made, going by the Body number this Coupe was made early March 1934 hence the inclusion of 33 parts.... I have known of this Coupes existence for the past 25 years.....
 
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