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Australian Ford COE's

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Bill Jansen Rod Drabsch Penrith Fire Museum Ray Flaherty Tony Kuchel Dale Wilkinson

41 Ford COE 42 Ford COE 41-42 Ford COE 56 Ford COE 54 Ford COE 56 Ford COE.........

Model 11W #2 Model 21W 85 #13 Model 41 # 21 .........................................................................................................................

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Brian Adams                  Brian Adams                   Brian Adams           Darryl Moss                Jacob Kuchel                       Dale Wilkinson
38 Ford COE                41 Ford COE                   42 Ford COE               42 Ford COE                  52 Ford COE                           48 Ford COE

Model 81W #1 Model 11W #3 Model 21W #16 Model 21W #11 The cream one

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   Lawrie Bellette           Lawrie Bellette                    Lawrie Bellette            Chris Convine                John Bennett     Dave Petrusma Bugsy's
41 Ford COE                46 Ford COE                     47 Ford COE                        41 Ford COE                 38 Ford COE          41 Ford COE 51 Ford COE
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Mark Jones John De Vries Phil Rial Barry Heffron Garrie Oliver Jamie in Melbourne Paul Hay's 54 Ford COE 49 Ford COE 1955 Ford COE 51 Ford COE 52 Ford COE 38/39 Ford COE 42 Ford COE

Phil Gard 53 Ford COE

Aussie 38-47 Ford COE specifications and other good stuff
Aussie Ford COE's as they were

Bill,
Ford has asked me to contact you.
Ford Australia built the following COE trucks:
1938 - 7        Model 81W
1939 - 3       Model 91W
1940 - 12      Model O1W-81
1941 - 13      Model 11W-81
1942 - 209    Model 21W-81
1943 - 7        Model 21W-81
They were assembled from kits sent from Canada with some local content - wheels, tyres, glass, upholstery, battery.
I assume that Ford Australia had some interest from buyers and imported the vehicles as ordered from them.
The large number for 1942/43 reflected wartime production when the trucks were used for semi-trailer work for the defense forces.