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Model A Canuck 01-03-2025 10:13 PM

Brazilian Ford Agencia (Agency)
 

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Brazilian Ford agencia (Agency) in the late 1920's

mercman from oz 01-04-2025 04:38 AM

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https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...p;d=1735959785

Dave Mellor NJ 01-05-2025 12:38 AM

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Nice phaeton. When I think of all the cars that were brought back from south America I wonder if this might have been one of them

Brad in Germany 01-06-2025 01:56 AM

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Here is an earlier photo taken out front of that same Ford dealership in Brazil (sorry, no Model A's in this photo.....only Ford Model T's):

https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...Ford+AVA01.jpg

The sign on that Model T truck trailer reads "3,360 kilos transported from Belizário to Neu-Württemberg".

The original photo in #1 above is a Ford vehicle fuel economy publicity photo taken in front of the same Leopoldo Hepp's Ford Agency in the German colony of Neu-Württemberg, Brazil.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...Ford+AVA03.jpg
A translation of the sign in front of the car reads "2425 Kilometers with economizer with 1 can of gasoline "Standard", using Mobiloil A. F. in the engine." (one can of gasoline held 13 liters) Note the Ford fender lights.

Here is a photo showing the inside of that Leopoldo Hepp Ford Agencia Mechanical Workshop taken in 1926.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...Ford+AVA02.jpg
The signs on the fence state "Forbidden Entry" and "No Smoking", in both Portuguese and German.

Here is a photo of buildings on the back side of that Leopoldo Hepp Ford Agencia showing a line up of new Ford Model A Phaetons. Note again the fender lights:
https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...Ford+AVA04.jpg

Brad in Maryland

Jim/GA 01-06-2025 03:13 AM

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Does anybody know in what city that agency was located?

Brad in Germany 01-06-2025 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim/GA (Post 2360481)
Does anybody know in what city that agency was located?

Yes, that Leopoldo Hepp Agencia Ford was located in the street named "Rua Gáspar Martins" in Neu-Württemberg, Brazil. Neu-Württemberg was a small German colony founded in Brazil in 1899 by Hermann Meyer in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The colony expanded and was later renamed as the municipality of Panambi.

Brad in Maryland

Bruce of MN 01-06-2025 05:31 AM

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Brad, you must have an awesome indexing system to find all these cool photos so quickly!

Brad in Germany 01-06-2025 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Bruce of MN (Post 2360483)
Brad, you must have an awesome indexing system to find all these cool photos so quickly!

Yup:
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1736160401
....etc.....

Brad in Maryland

Fullraceflathead 01-06-2025 10:18 AM

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Wow!!!

stevests 01-06-2025 11:05 AM

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Check out all the KR Wilson tooling in the inside shop photo! Clearly servicing Model T's !

Model A Canuck 01-07-2025 07:50 PM

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Thanks Brad for the pictures and history on this dealership


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