1935 trans question

[neilp]

Hi,
I have a 48-7006 transmission from 1935. The serial # is *18-F1619434*. My question is what does the "F" in the serial# represent?

thank you

[Brian]

Foreign [RHD] model

[ford38v8]

I think Brian got it.

[neilp]

Well that is interesting, and the plot thickens. The trans is attached to a motor with these heads(see pics). I did not expect to find a RHD motor trans in Idaho. I purchased this with some other flathead bits and parts and I am curious what you think the origin is. Thank you for the feedback and education.


Patrick

[Brian]

Well, I understand Argentina is/was RHD. 30's Fords that I've seen from Argentina are RHD but with metric [Kilometre] speedos.
If you look at where the clutch lever is positioned, it shows it was installed in a RHD vehicle. Probably an import from South America. As does the exhaust configuration

[neilp]

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Brian,
Thank you for the feedback. With the Heads stamped Industria Argentina was this engine built in Argentina?

[Brian]

That I do not know. But the heads would have been.

[neilp]

Thanks Brian,
With Argentine heads and RHD trans I will assume it is from outside the USA for now. I think I will remove the heads and manifold next week to see what is inside. Maybe it is a runner as is.

Patrick

[Brian]

Good luck, you never know what's inside them.

[DavidG]

Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay were RHD countries until 1948 when they switched to LHD (imagine the planning and physical changes required to make that happen).

There were only two manufacturing sources for V8 engines in the mid-1930s, Dearborn, Michigan and East Windsor, Ontario, and the south and central American markets were served exclusively by Ford U.S. either in the form of built-up exports or kits for assembly locally. In other words, while there was vehicle assembly in South America in Brazil and Argentina at that time, manufacturing was quite limited. Those cylinder heads on your engine were likely service parts made in Argentina years later as the originals would have been made in the U.S.

[Brian]

Thank you David, I was unsure of where South American Fords came from; US or Canada. Here in NZ, our stuff came out of Canada, [still uses the F prefix to denote RHD.

[rich b]

Wasn't Industria Argentina the place that made all those nifty repop parts in olden times?

[DavidG]

"Industria Argentina" is the Argentine equivalent of "Made in U.S.A.", namely a generic term to indicate country of origin, without regard to a particular company in the country.

[V8COOPMAN]

Originally Posted by rich b

Wasn't Industria Argentina the place that made all those nifty repop parts in olden times?

I was there, FIRST-HAND! I can't begin to imagine how much good, hard-to-come-by money that I handed-over to Tommy Traylor at Specialized Auto Parts in Houston from 1965 through about 1971 or so for Argentine garbage that wouldn't fit frik! "Nifty" is quite the polite term to describe that trash! One thing about Tommy though....he always had some interesting used parts (Nice, straight, shiny, used '34 grill-$25) for sale. DD

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[rich b]

Originally Posted by DavidG

"Industria Argentina" is the Argentine equivalent of "Made in U.S.A.", namely a generic term to indicate country of origin, without regard to a particular company in the country.

Thanks, I didn't know that. Guess I always thought it was a company name.