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I think you are incorrect George.
Whether it's a turn signal or just a running light/parking light, Ford had the little torpedo shaped lights mounted on the tops of the fenders from the factory. They may have been on 1940 models and were definitely on 1941 models but were removed on 1942 and later models. If you download these pictures and blow them up, the turn signal/light can be seen clearly. Also, 1942 thru 1948 Fords had thin chrome molding across the fenders just above the wheel opening. The 1941's did not. This too can be seen if the photo is blown up. I therefore stand by my assertion that the white sedan is a 1941 model. Taking the three photos as a whole, the total lack of any other vehicles- Ford or otherwise - that were built after the war, points strongly to these photos being taken just before or during WWII. Forrest |
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On Aug 6, 2:12 pm, wrote:
> I am doing research on Shepherd Boats. My grandfather owned the > company and they built that speedboat in 1939 (I am told) > > the pictures were taken in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada. About 20 > minutes from Niagara Falls > If you look on the bottom left of the photo album it shows the > location of where the photos were taken (see Album Location) Pre-Auto Pact, cars for the Canadian market were made in Canada. There were often different model names, trim details, and even model lines (Meteor being the first that comes to mind). I'm not sure what the situation was in the 1940s--whether some of the year-distinguishing marks mentioned elsewhere in this thread may be misleading when applied to Canadian cars. Maybe your original photos are good enough to distinguish between Ontario and New York licence plates? That should tell between Canadian and US models, anyway. (Some of the cars may have driven across from New York.) Canada entered World War II in 1939 but the only source I can find right now states that cars were manufactured until 1941. I wonder if you'd see a scene with a couple of recreational boats, and a whole lot of cars, out during war years when there's rationing. Canadians also hang on to their cars for longer, so the picture may be taken later in time than the models visible would indicate. |
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Good point about gasoline rationing. That makes a good case for the photo not being shot during the war years. I still think it's probably 1940 or 1941. If it were 1949 like somebody told Dave, it seems there would be at least one post war vehicle in the photo even if it were a Canadian. |
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Dave, Ed makes a good point about the license plates. Back then they got new ones every year and the date will be on them. What is the highest resolution you can scan the photos? If you can scan them at the highest possible resolution, maybe we could blow them up enough to make out the plates. Then we wouldn't have to worry about what model year vehicle it is - you would have your answer. Forrest |
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I have contacted the museum and they are going to try to scan it at a
higher resolution. It is only a small photo so I don't think it will come in much clearer I am beginning to think is was from 1941. This boat was built in the late 1930's and even though I don't know much about race boats I find it hard to believe the boat would still be in action 10 years later. I also went to the library and found the newspaper article stating that there was a boat race in Niagara-on-the-Lake on July 21st, 1941. Now I have to see if the boat number for that race was 12-D as shown in the photo. It seems Miss Shepherd had at least 3 numbers painted on it through the years. In the late 1930's it was A-10 in 1940 it was 12-B thanks again for your help Dave |
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That's quite interesting. If you find out for sure, please let us know or if you need more help. I'm pretty sure it was 1941 too. Forrest |
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