Ford Geelong WW2 Production

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Please read the query sent in by Michele Cook of the Ford Motor Company of Australia. Reply to this thread, I will forward the link to her.

Thanks in advance,
Hanno

We are transcribing and digitising all Ford Production records from 1925 to the current day. Have a particular problem in defining the vehicles mentioned in Mike’s email produced in 1941 and 1942, “B.P.C. Chassis” and “B.P.C. Convertible Chassis”. Do you have any information as what these vehicles were?

Regards,
Michele Cook
Ford Historian
Ford Motor Company of Australia

[jack neville]

Could be related to one ton utilities.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by jack neville

Could be related to one ton utilities.

the numbers may be too high for 1 Ton utes ? the roadster 1 ton vehicles may be included in the 122" wb truck listed ?

this is the thread i think .



http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...hlight=geelong

[jack neville]

Sorry. Had never seen the listed referred to. Can't help.

[cliff]

BCP could be the USA's "Building Partner Capacity" policy which supplied information and equipment to 'Partner' Governments and has done so from 1940 till today.

These Chassis would, or could have been training chassis to train Military & Civilian Mechanics how to assemble and repair different vehicles. The War Department Chassis may have been of Ford Produced Armoured Cars and other specialist chassis. The convertible chassis could be training aids showing how to convert an existing chassis into another type, for example, a standard Ford Chassis into a Marmon-Herrington 4 or 6 wheel drive.

Just my 2 cents worth.

[Mike K]

the lend lease vehicles listed in 1942 production may be jail bar fords ?

[motto (RIP)]

None of the units identified as B.P.C. went to civilian use, only to the defence forces. Over 7,000 in 1942.
This sort of production figure must surely relate to Blitz. Particularly as the vehicle/chassis referred to were sourced from Canada. What else could they be?
Perhaps B.P.C. = British Pattern Canadian nomenclature was used 'in house' instead of CMP?
Makes sense to me but only a wild guess.

David

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

this is the thread i think .
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...hlight=geelong

Threads now merged.

H.