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Originally Posted by johnbuckley
I have just acquired a New Zealand 1930 Phaeton. The engine number shows as CAU 1350 ,which if correct, puts it as August 1930. But can anyone explain the significance/decode the numbers that are on the body rail by the left front door 6F2581 for me? Many Thanks.
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John,
According to the Overseas Shipments in 1930 from Canada to New Zealand...Your 1930 Phaeton was one of 1,124 that were shipped that year to New Zealand alone.
I have been working on Model A production of each vehicle for which Canada assembled...That is the easy part...but then just how many of a particular vehicle's total actually stayed in Canada and how many went to varrious foreign markets such as New Zealand is the thing...Thank God I have that information and hope to get it out soon.
This is minus the Australian market, which Canada also supplied...but that is an entire different subject matter which certain Australians can deal with (I got them going but I have no idea where they are on it...good luck to them).
Pluck