mechanician Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 A couple of really neat photos that they posted over at The Old Motor this week. The first one is this Cord above and you can read their post at The Old Motor here.The second neat photo is the 1946 Ford assembly line photo that you can read about here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fred Smith Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Mechanician....Thanks again for taking the time to post these photos on here, and thanks to The Old Motor for sharing them with us. I really like their photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Yes, the Ford picture is interesting as it seems to indicate a run of cars that are possibly white? Sure looks like the finish coat to me?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim_Edwards Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Yes, the Ford picture is interesting as it seems to indicate a run of cars that are possibly white? Sure looks like the finish coat to me??Ditto! White would have been somewhat unusual for a Ford of 1940s production. Maybe they are light gray and being produced for the Navy. Of course the paint might also be yellow and the run being done for a CAB company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdome Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 The Cord has the port holes on the front of the hood making it one of the very first cars built. Maybe first 100 or so I believe had the front ports.The 46 Fords have protection over the front chrome bumper which I think makes it mid or late production? I believe early post war 46's were shipped without bumpers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 The port holes on the hood of the cord are aftermarket. There were a number of different types sold or fabricated to aid in cooling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Ditto! White would have been somewhat unusual for a Ford of 1940s production. Maybe they are light gray and being produced for the Navy. Of course the paint might also be yellow and the run being done for a CAB company.I doubt they were for the Navy. They overbuilt the 42 staff cars and ended up getting rid of a lot of them as surplus at the end of the war. Plus they wouldn't have the chrome trim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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