Ford Geelong WW2 Production

[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]

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

[cliff]

Originally Posted by motto

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

Dave I think you are correct as no reference is given to the CMP type chassis in the lists. The convertible type may be vehicle kits with only part of the cab, the rest being built locally. Unlike Holden, Ford Australia did not have the capacity to build complete steel cabs or bodies at that time so needed to use windscreen/firewall units which had to be imported.

[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.