A friend here is slowly restoring a military 1941
>Ford Woody station wagon . The vehicle is a C11ADF model with the 9.00 X
13"
>rims and tyres. It is Right hand drive Canadian built for the British
>Commonwealth forces.
> He is looking for any information pertaining to the
>vehicle ie. How many were built ? Contract numbers etc. A number of
these
>were used in Nth Africa in the desert campaigns.
> Mike in Australia
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There were 81,942 Station Wagons & Staff Cars made by Canada up to Sept 1,
1945. (ref. Bill Gregg's CANADA'S FIGHTING VEHICLES Europe 1943-45). I do
not know how many of these were the wagons.
C11ADF station wagons are RARE! Only 1 and a 1/2 survivors known to me in
Canada.
1. See Field Marshall Alexander's one, made into a convertible in North
Africa. Now in Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Has WRONG WD
number on hood (bonnet) as restorer did not record it, but apparently
translated from Arabic on licence plate which was in error (ref. Bill
Gregg). They also incorrectly identify it as a "Ford Sedan" and talk of
impregnability (nonsense as far as I know). CWM was told of these errors
over a year ago but have refused (by action, not words) to correct the web
site - they also have errors on HUP page etc.
http://www.cmcc.muse.digital.ca/membrs/treasure/156eng.html
2. There is a restored Ford Station Wagon in the UK - rigged as an
ambulance. I think it is a C11ADF. Photo was in a back issue of "Wheels &
Tracks".
3. Harry Eisenman of British Columbia had the chassis of one, and a US Navy
"Woody" station wagon body (Left hand Drive) to use in the restoration. Many
years since I talked to him so do not know current status.
Maintenance Manual: SE-88
Parts List: SE-117
Vehicle code SW424-C-5WAG
Bridge class - Officially "2" (but at least two photos shows a "5" on it.)
WD # examples:
Canadian Army CM1165332 (photo in Bill Gregg's book mentioned above.)
British Army - M4517787 (used by APM - Area or Assistant [?] Provost
Marshall in Middle East - I have photo of it from a veteran Military Police
Officer) WD 4513313 to 4528313 were allocated to "M/E" i.e. Middle East.
Various types of "B" vehicles.
British Army - M4620310 in North Africa, bridge plate 5, sun compass
mounted. (photo p. 149 Bill Gregg's book Blueprint for Victory) WD #
4618400 to 4632194 allocated to M/E Various types.
British Army - M1308323 (It's REAL number - CWM now has it painted as WD #
"1307323" I believe - see their photo reference above) See photo of
Chuchll riding in it p. 150 "Blueprint to Victory". WD # 1303831 to
1312330 were "Alloted to M.E." (i.e. Middle East)
Seats 5 (another model station wagon with 6.00x16 tires seated 7 - Veh Code
SW424-C-7WAG-1)
Colin Macgregor Stevens
MVPA Member 954 (since 1977)
& member B Coy 1 Canadian Parachute Battalion (Living History)
Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
E-mail: colin@pacdat.net
Personal web site: http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net
1944 Willys MB
1942 BSA airborne bicycles (2)
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