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Old 01-14-2025, 12:39 AM   #1
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Old 01-14-2025, 09:46 AM   #2
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My translation: Meat me at the shop.
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My Wife speaks fluent French. Guy's a butcher, and basically says "specialty meats of choice"
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Butcher , now Baker, betcha no one can find French Model A Candlestick Maker...
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Old 01-14-2025, 04:11 PM   #5
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Butcher , now Baker, betcha no one can find French Model A Candlestick Maker...
How about a tinker or tailor?
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Old 01-15-2025, 02:16 AM   #6
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My Wife's grandfather's new Model A butchery truck.
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Old 01-16-2025, 04:12 AM   #7
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Nope......it is actually Canadian (from Quebec, Canada). The LaFleur butcher company is still in business and celebrated their 100th anniversary in 2012. Here's the link to the LaFleur web page: https://lafleur.com/en/

That Model A photo originally appeared on their web page under the history tab, in 1930.

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Old 01-16-2025, 04:19 AM   #8
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I wondered if that was the case Brad, but how could you tell?
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John: Based on the license plate, your bakery truck is actually from Belgium.



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Old 01-16-2025, 06:10 AM   #10
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A tire-less spare wheel seems not very useful.
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Old 01-16-2025, 06:33 AM   #11
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Thanks Brad, well spotted! I should have done more research!-https://timelessmoon.getarchive.net/amp/topics/old+images+of+ham+sur+heure
But how do you know the other was Canada?
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Old 01-16-2025, 01:32 PM   #12
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They were shipped without the spare tire. That must be a picture of his fairly new truck and he hasn't taken the time to see his dealer or tire shop for the rubber yet.
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Thanks Brad, well spotted!

But how do you know the other was Canada?
The name on the side of the truck is a Quebec based company, Lafleur, which has never had any branches anywhere else than in Quebec, Canada (in the french speaking part of Canada). The "Alp. LeFleur" on the side of the truck is the short version of "Alphonse Lafleur", the name of the company's founder.

Here is the link to the Lafleur company history: https://lafleur.com/en/history/ where that photo was originally from.

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Old 01-16-2025, 04:39 PM   #14
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For some reason there was a tire shortage in the US around 1975? cars were shipped with a rim in the trunk for later installation.
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Thanks Brad, as always !
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