1952 Ford Production
GJG/Gaetan,
Ah, facts are hard to come by: I believe there is an innocent mistake in the following article that you quoted.
1- On FORD OF CANADA HERITAGE site:
"Even after the war, Ford of Canada filled a large order of military Jeeps. Production took place in late 1951 through 1955. Built under license from Willys, they were known as M-38 Ford trucks. During 1952, a total of 2438 were made.
From: "Exclusive & Exciting Cars & Trucks Built by Ford of Canada"
I think that the 2438 vehicles made in 1952 were not all "M-38 Ford trucks". There were only 2135 M38's made from January to November 1952 (none in December). I believe that the "2438" total in the article lumps in 303 M38A1's that would have been made in Nov. and Dec. 1952 with the balance of the Dec+Jan published total of 750, being made in January 1953.
Just a bit of nit-picking to clarify a published "fact" that easily gets repeated.
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