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Spotted in Cyprus.
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sure does look like a mid thirties ford grillSimpler is better, except when complicated looks really cool. -
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dang that fredz guy is goodSimpler is better, except when complicated looks really cool.Comment
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English-made Ford E83W, manufactured from 1938–1957. Known as the Ford Thames 1/2-ton, the Ford Thames 10 cwt, the Fordson 10 cwt, and (Australia) the Ford Ten-Ten.
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Those were still around when I was a youngster , my first thought was Fordson.
Similar but different was a thing called a Bradford.Comment
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The American version of '37 Ford truck below
It's a very distinctive grill, one year only here. First year for the split front window and first year for the fuel tank under the bed, it had the roll up rear window option which was deluxe for ventilation as the front window and cowl vent also cranked open. I suspect the British versions were too narrow to require the split window.
(I had a pretty nice one of these (one owner) and drove it to Seattle and parked it for the winter to report for 120 day duty as a deck hand on an ocean going tug, working cargo barges for the city of Juneau and points north (Haines) w/modular housing for the big pipeline job. Fond memories of the 1k mile drive up and then back down the coast in spite of poor brakes, poor headlights and no heater (typical 30's Ford) I often wish I still had it. Mine had a side mount spare on the bed and was a lively, good handling little truck. Cruise at 60 mph all day long w/7.00x16 tires
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I still have the '36 "tonner" that I restored for my dad in 1990. A very different look
(Fuel tank is under the seat inside the cab on the '36... hateful)
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Spotted this afternoon in Sausalito.
Zooinks!
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Took two follow up posts - guys, yer gettin' rusty.It's all fun and games until Darth Vader comes.Comment
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