[nuyt]

HI David,

So no luck with Ford for the moment.

I was thinking though more about a possible role for Ford Singapore. After all, the NEI more or less became economically integrated with the British colonies, possessions and dominions (including adapting to Stirling standard instead of Dutch guilder) after 1940. Trade and economic cooperation was stimulated.

Also it would have made sense for Ford to have one plant in the Far East that would serve the British colonies and neighbouring territories and states (Thailand/Siam? NEI?), just like Chevrolet had one plant in Priok that served the "Malay States".

I think it is likely that the Ford plant in Sing supplied the Dutch Indies and possibly the KNIL and maybe there was a small facility in Java (Soerabaja?) that would do the selling and first line service and maintenance.

Do you know if Ford Sing was selling, producing, assembling UK Ford models or US? or in other words was it part of Ford UK or US?

The key I think would be in Singapore (btw the factory was taken over by the japanese but not as a production facility I think?)

Chevrolet COE chassis:
I think, after checking the Chevrolet lists you kindly provided, that if it is true that the first series of 1940's Braats were on Chevrolet chassis they probably were on 1939 Chevrolet VF COE or on 1940 WE COE.

Do you know if these came in rhd? Were they exported to the NEI or Holland? Do you have any pics?

Kind regards,
Nuyt