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Old 10-18-2012, 11:31 PM   #11
Tudortomnz
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Default Re: '31 Murray Body Number Plates

Ive been interested in trying to track the origins of the Canadian Model A's here in NZ for a few years now.
Re the Canadian Murray style 3W fordor straight windscreen jobs, none Ive seen here have had Murray body plates as per the US ones. This is except for the 1929 3W fordors which usually have the Murray coachwork badge on the lower r/h cowl corner. They are not drilled or punched for a body plate; in fact the Canadian cars had no ford data plate at all attached after 1928.
As Marco says, the Canadian assembled sedans probably used US Murray stamped panels but they were jigged up & welded in Canada & show use of Robertsons throughout. Therefore my opinion is that they should not have a Murray body plate?
In Europe, similar body assembly of the Briggs 3W fordors occurred, with Manchester plant adapting them to the different export & home market requirements
There has been some great work done by the Model T guys [Hap Tucker]on US & Canadian Ford body #s which helped sort out Canadian & Australian body assembly.
Also an interest in early V8 assembly is valuable to sort out the Model A era.
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