I was just wondering if someone could shed some light on 30's Ford's from Argentina. Other than right hand drive, are there any noticeable differences in the cars that were made there (did they make em there?). I have heard of some reproduction parts being made there etc. but that's about it. thanks for the help.
in the '20's henry went all over the world setting up plants . england , germany , russia , argentina . they are basicall the same as our model "A"'s . germany changed alot & called them "GAZ" . the plants in england & germany were destroyed in WW2 , russia still has theirs , but a museum now . argentina , i believe may have german infleunce . i have seen & talked to many that have cars from there & parts . what is your need ? .................... steve
I remember back in the 60's we used to get repro stuff from Argentina. Most of it was pretty rough and you had to rework it to make it fit. That was before the vendors in the U.S. began making repros.
I was looking at a 34 5 window on another website from Argentina and was wondering if someone could tell the difference between an American made and an Argentina made coupe if they were sitting right next to each other. I was wondering if there were subtle differences in the stamped panels, grill, trim etc. I have seen, for example, a 37 ford grill repop from Argentina that was no where close to an original American made version...so I didn't know if a trained eye could look at a coupe and tell a difference. hope that made sense...thanks....Mike
I have a '32 tudor body from Argentina. Not too many differences. I'm no expert but I did a lot of research after I bought it. Or I searched the hamb and found a lot of info. at least. Wiper on the right side instead of left, but the mounting bracket is still there on the left side. Mine looks to have had the left front seat to tilt forward and the right was stationary. Otherwise I think they are the same. My understanding is that they were all built in the U.S., then shipped to Argentina and finished out with right hand drive parts. There's some debate on if they had their roofs filled or not. I think it was a popular modification (for durability?) and not a factory deal. Mine has been filled but very poorly.
The RHD Argentina Fords were made at the Edgewater, New Jersey plant. I don't believe Ford sourced the major parts from Argentina until the late 50's or early 60's, when Peron stopped the imports. They were shipped as knockdown kits, with final ***embly there. All the body and frame stampings are the same, save for the obvious RHD part (like the dash). If you look any prewar V8 firewall, you can see stamped areas for both RHD and LHD steering columns. There were some unique items however, like solid roofs on '32 bodys or removeable hardtops for convertibles (like on '46-'48 examples I've seen). Argentina went LHD after WWII. Note, the Australian RHD cars came from Canada, another Commonwealth country.
Ford had their own plant in Geelong, Victoria , AUS. As a matter of interest the Aussie '34 Ford fordor had the door tops and roof of the '32 fordor. '34 coupes had different lower doors & rocker panels. Some early '30s Ford models were,nt even available in Australia.
If this was true of the 34, its news to me. I know our 34's had some kind of wierd *** roof to them though. I never figured it to be a 32 roof. the local 34 coupes roof has to be narrowed when chopped to get them to look any good, as they lean outwards above the belt-line. our 34's had a spear of metal to fill b/w the body and the running board, as the body was shorter.
The Ford of Argentina 'plant' opened in 1917. Up until the late 50's, it only ***embled knock-down kits. Only 20% of the cars were sourced locally in Argentina. See http://www.auto-historia.com.ar/Historias/Ford Historia EN.htm The Ford of Australia did produce bodies locally in the 30's per local law, but the mechanical parts came from Canada. Steve
All the ford of 20.30 and 40 were concerned did not have you make of ford in the Argentinean until the 60 and all the bodyworks are equal to the Americans
Australian Fords were built in Australia at Geelong. There were lots of body styles made in Australia that were never sold in the U.S. and many of their domestic body styles differed substantially from the U.S. counterparts. The definitive book on the subject is 'The History of Ford in Australia' by Norm Darwin, published by Eddie Ford.
Based on the ones I've seen over the years they are not worth the cost of shipping up here. All types of crude repairs were done to keep them running.
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