We Love Sedan Deliveries

1950 photo of Fordson 10 - 5 van. (10HP, 5cwt carrying capacity) Lynas Motors, Ford distributors, Perth, Western Australia. Van has been dressed up a little with chromed hubcaps and rear bumperettes which are possibly from a 1937-38 Ford 7W. Photo is from State Library of Western Australia, 234308PD; slwa_b2280788_1; not for commercial use

 

This photo is from the State Library of Western Australia. slwa_b2376624_2; 240422 PD

 

Just pinstripe a door in and attached a door handle.

 

I haven't posted mine in a while. But yeah, a lot of people get the deliveries, and panel trucks confused. Deliveries are usually cars. But it never really bothers me much, as they are both COOL and FUN. I sleep in mine a lot at Rod events. Deliveries are smaller, so what I did was to have my front seats fold forward. The passenger seat to fold flat. It gives more room to sleep. Feet toward the dash if ya have a rake. lol

 

Photos from State Library of South Australia. Photos taken probably late 1937/early 1938 by Keith Phillips at the new premises of Dalgety Ford in Adelaide. B75227/7 - car in bottom right corner is a CX sedan and there is a light-coloured CX van in background. B75227/6 - CX van on left. B75227/9 - Dalgety's CX parts delivery van.

 

1952 photos from the State Library of Western Australia; 236024PD and 236025PD

 

State Library of New South Wales; SLNSW_FL139586; Salvation Army mobile canteens; photo by Sam Hood

 

Might as well put this one up, too; same source and same photographer (Sam Hood).

 

Period photos of Chevrolet sedan deliveries (panel vans to Ozzies) seem harder to come by than Fords, but here's a nice-looking one. State Library of NSW; photographed by Sam Hood at the 'Six Hour Day procession'.

 

Did Ford make 26 - 7 T sdn deliveries?

 

'51 Pontiac the day I sold it in 1982 (?) I'd had it since '69 & hadn't touched it .

 

No.

 

The truck body business was still a regional type industry. Ford sold the chassis and the bodies were crafted by various builders.
Ford had only begun with pickups in late 25. Making the 25 p/u the rarest of T Ford bodies.
One Eastern maker was a quality, central Pa. builder, named Martin Parry.
They had several purpose designs.
Up thru the 90's a beer delivery wagon sat out on the corner near the Willow Grove AFB, on US rte 611.

 

I didn't think they did.. that's why I asked. Appreciate the info!

 

You sure? Otherwise someone put in a hell of a lot of work on this one.

 

The first Ford-built sedan delivery was 1928 as far as I know. There are some hot rod '26-'27 Model T versions out there but they are probably built/adapted from a 2 door sedan body.
If anyone can find and post up a pic of a '26-'27 Ford sedan delivery in original factory spec I would be very surprised. I can't scare up a single image..........

 

Pontiac deliveries are rare. They used Pontiac front ends (frame, sheet metal, running gear) and Chevy bodies. Low production numbers. I had a '53 in a former life that I wish I still had. I just noticed the radiused upper corner of the door.... was that special to deliveries???

 

There were NO Model T Ford Sedan deliveries, the first was for the 1929 model year after the Ford Company was approached by a Fleet representative from Jewel Tea Company to build them, that was in 1928. JW