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Old 31-12-14, 16:08
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Originally Posted by Tony Wheeler View Post
Definitely chassis number Hanno. Frame rail part number is C01Q 5224 (RH) and 5225 (LH).

Front mounted spring bumper dates this vehicle to late '45. I recall Peter Ford mentioned SU prefix during discussion of Lauren's vehicle: "The CK- prefix, I assume, means "complete knockdown" just as SU- stands for (postwar) supplementary production however I have not seen any official explanation to confirm these meanings."

A quick check of chassis numbers found in Australia would also suggest postwar build date:

149767 26 Oct 44
149827 18 Nov 44
207538 15 Aug 45

I note also that SU-232454 is quite close to Lauren's CK-236140 chassis number with build date of 12 Nov 45.!
Thanks Tony!

As it is most likely assembled post-war, it think it could even be one of a batch of F60L's which were assembled by NV Nederlandsche Ford Automobiel Fabriek in Amsterdam early after WW2. Reportedly these were late production crated vehicles.

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