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Whilst I know of Canadian orders which would have had 'CDLV' Contract prefixes being 'sold' to thew British, no Canadian vehicles in the UK would have been supplied by the M of S excepting those British-built that were sold to the Canadian Government through London for cash (for food).
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There is one known exception to this comment! There had to be of course!!!
EC196TFS Ford V-8 3.9 4-spd 3-ton 14’8” 2-speed rear axle and 7.50 x 20 tyres for Canadian Forestry Corps. These were based on the C196T Canadian Ford chassis, but a CKD kit, but were assembled in Dagenham under British contract fromthe Ministry of Supply, V.4629...two elements to this therefore: a) S/M 2048 for a 1941 Model Canadian Ford chassis kit,
b) M of S contract with Ford Motor Co. for assembly of those kits, which was in fact Contract 294/V/4629 to give it its full official reference used by Fords.
The EC196TFS was the last British 'E'-prefixed' Canadian Ford. That said EC01QF F60Ls were delivered to S/M 2019 for Mid-East delivery in 1941 + which may have included the components for the SA Mark IVF, and although ostensibly a 1940-placed Contract these were delivered from 1941 so was a possible candidate.
However this is from the 1942 Canadian Contracts listing and it refers also to another possible Contract:
SOUTH AFRICA
SM 2356 3-TON 4 X 2 158” W.B. C098T or C298TFS
SM 2368 3-TON 4 X 4 158” W.B. F.60L and/or C.60L
SM 2369 15-CWT. 4 X 2 101” W.B. F.15 and/or C.15
SM 2370 F.A.T. 4 X 4 F.-GT and/or C.-G.T. 141
SM 2371 STATION WAGONS FORD?
SM 2457 3-TON 4 X 4 158” W.B. C018QF F.60L [Used in ACs?]
SM 2462 ½ -TON 4 X 2 116” W.B. DODGE T-116 DD-1
SM 2597 3-TON 4 X 4 158” W.B. F.60L and/or C.60L
SM 2598 30-CWT. 4 X 4 134” W.B. F.30 and/or C.30 [I made this assumption...it could perhaps be for ACs?]
SM 2599 15-CWT. 4 X 2 F.15 and/or C.15 E.g. # XG8421160??