AA mail truck

[vern hodgson]

Here’s an interesting picture of an AA mail truck used by the Royal Thai postal service. Sur wouldn’t mind finding that sitting around somewhers.

[vern hodgson]

Maybe this is a bit better

[Steve Plucker]

Where in the world is "Royal Thai"?

Isn't that a 28-29 Panel Delivery?

Pluck

[vern hodgson]

I think it is a custom body, and right hand drive at that.

[vern hodgson]

In the kingdom of Thailand, formerly Siam.

[Steve Plucker]

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If that is the case then...it is one of 46 (38 in 1928 and 8 in 1929) Commercial Chassis sent to Siam by Canada.

Pluck

[vern hodgson]

[QUOTE=Steve Plucker;1590693]If that is the case then...it is one of 46 (38 in 1928 and 8 in 1929) Commercial Chassis sent to Siam by Canada.
Interesting, where did you find that info?

[Mike V. Florida]

[QUOTE=vern hodgson;1590703]

Originally Posted by Steve Plucker

If that is the case then...it is one of 46 (38 in 1928 and 8 in 1929) Commercial Chassis sent to Siam by Canada.
Interesting, where did you find that info?

In his new book soon to be published.

[Randy in ca]

Here's a similar picture that's a little more clear, but the front of the truck is cut off.

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[vern hodgson]

Originally Posted by Randy in ca

Here's a similar picture that's a little more clear, but the front of the truck is cut off.

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So with a clearer picture I guess it is not an AA! Oh well.

[Steve Plucker]

During the Model A/AA years of 1928-1931 (and 1932 post production), Ford of Canada had a varitety of countries for which they had sent, EXPORT, their production vehicles.

Siam was one of those countries.

The photo of the vehicle appears to be a Commercial Chassis with a body built by an Independent Body Building company. Just who that was is unknown.

On the 1928 and 1929 documents titled "Shipments to Overseas Branches and Indent Dealers" (Canada's documents for Export vehicles) in 1928, Siam received 38 Commercial "A" Chassis and in 1929 they received 8 Commercial "A" Chassis to build any type of body that they wanted. It is unknown just where the body that was assembled to this Commercial "A" Chassis came from...Was it Canada? Was it Australia? Who knows but it looks to be a unique body for the small quarter windows behind the two front doors.

In Part 1, about the Model A passenger vehicle production, the chapter (Chapter 5) on Canada's production was only 2 pages. I have revised this chapter and it will be included in Part 2 about the Commercial vehicle production.

It is a more precise survey of the "Canadian proper" production of Model A passenger vehicles.

For instance, the 1928 Phaeton. Canada produced 13849 35-A Phaetons, according to the 1928 Assembly Record Type Documents. However Canada EXPORTED 9968 of it's own production Phaeton's. This then, and I think I am close on this, that only 3881 Phaetons remained in Canada for it's 1928 production...the rest were Exported to various other countries. Siam for instance were sent 26 in 1928.

Pluck

[vern hodgson]

Interesting thought, if it belonged to the government, IE the king, it may be, or one of its brothers or sisters may sitting in an old dusty warehouse somewhere.

[Dale G.]

It looks to me like a York-Hoover body. Pictures are in the truck book.

[Steve Plucker]

Originally Posted by Dale G.

It looks to me like a York-Hoover body. Pictures are in the truck book.

Could very well be Dale...OR a Stoughton Company body...OR a Hackney Brothers body........OR a Proctor-Keefe body...OR a..........

Pluck

[NCRebel]

I noticed (like Vern did) that this is a right hand drive. The guy in the cab is certainly behind the steering wheel. Great photo.

[Mad Mac]

Siam (Thailand) is still right-hand-drive.