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Classic Cars in
Rhodesia
MODEL T; MODEL A; OTHER FORD
| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1932
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Owned and
rebuilt by Lat Fuller, completed in 1985 - Later
sold to Lee Davey, who may be the person who
took the car to South Africa.
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| Model |
Model B
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| Chassis No. |
AB510258
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| Engine No. |
644***44 (* unreadable)
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
Pick-up
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| Colours |
Green / black
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| Registration
Numbers |
224-180-Y/RHO, 429-902-J/ZIM
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References |
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1932
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Owned many
years by Murray Alexander, then sold to S Attwell
and then W Hankey. Noted in 2017 with Mr. Bichard.
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| Model |
Model B
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
Pick-up
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| Colours |
Green
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| Registration
Numbers |
270-781-B/RHO
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References |
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1934
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Owned by
Stretch Merrington
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| Model |
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References |
Stretch Merrington
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1935
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Recovered by
Clive Thompson from Chinoyi in the late 1980s.
Acquired by Viv Westbury in 2006. To be restored
using parts from a V8 sedan that Viv also owns.
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| Model |
V8
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| Chassis No. |
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| Engine No. |
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
Phaeton
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| Colours |
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Numbers |
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References |
Photo Viv Westbury |
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1935
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Given to
Arthur Claasen by a lady in Bulawayo. Sold to
Maurice Beckley from whom Viv Westbury acquired the
car in 2006. To be used as a parts car for Viv's V8
phaeton.
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| Model |
V8
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| Chassis No. |
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| Engine No. |
C180UF7077
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
Sedan
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| Colours |
Blue
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Numbers |
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References |
Photos Viv Westbury-
Lower photos Bruce Beckley show car being collected
from Arthur Claasen.
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1935
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Ex Peter
Brewer. Owned by Wally Hankey, before being sold to
John Ferrier in Australia in 2007.
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| Model |
V8
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
Coupe
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| Registration
Numbers |
125-161-T/ZIM
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References |
Photo Viv Westbury |
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1935
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Owned in the
1970s by Dr. J. Ryan. Used by his son, P.J. Ryan,to
drive to school. Later sold, to a farmer?, now in a
panelbeaters in Harare. Mr. Ryan is looking to
re-acquire the vehicle to restore it.
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| Model |
V8
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| Chassis No. |
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| Engine No. |
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
Pick-up
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Numbers |
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References |
Photo Viv Westbury
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1935
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Owned by
Ginger Wills of Bulawayo in the 1980s. Photo shows
the car at the start of a Mutare run in the 1980s.
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| Model |
V8
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
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| Colours |
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| Registration
Numbers |
300-540-Y/RHO
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References |
Photo Viv Westbury
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1935
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Owned by Tony
Plummer, photo shows car at 1995 car show. Later
owned by someone in Bulawayo before being acquired
by R. Stead in 2016.
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| Model |
V8
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| Body Style |
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| Colours |
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| Registration
Numbers |
411-833-T/ZIM
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References |
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1935/36
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Believed to
be owned by a Mr. Van Duuren in Macheke. Photo shows
vehicle in 2007 when it ws being re-wired.
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| Model |
V8
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| Chassis No. |
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| Engine No. |
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
Pick-up
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| Colours |
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| Registration
Numbers |
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References |
Photo Viv Westbury
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1936
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Owned by Stan
Lemmer of Port Elizabeth in 1975. Purchased in
Rhodesia, driven from Bulawayo to Port Elizabeth.
The car had been partly, but badly restored.
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| Model |
V8
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
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| Registration
Numbers |
194-869-N/RHO
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References |
Evening Post June 18 1975
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1936
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Purchased and
restored by Keith Stewart of Bulawayo in 1978.
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| Model |
V8
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
Pickup
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| Colours |
Silver |
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| Registration
Numbers |
ABX-5770/ZIM
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References |
Dino Androuliakos
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1936
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Bought new by
Mike van Breda's father and used as a family car for
many years. Rebuilt by Mike in the early 1980s.
Shipped to Perth, Australia in 2006 where it was
later sold.
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| Model |
V8
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| Chassis No. |
3X1854
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| Engine No. |
13VE-145984
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
Fordor Sedan
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| Colours |
Gunmetal grey / black
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| Registration
Numbers |
H-1891/SRH
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References |
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1937
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Owned and
restored by Austin Whitehead of Harare. Later sold
to Gareth Blake of Masvingo.
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| Model |
Model 78 V8
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| Chassis No. |
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| Engine No. |
183381864
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
Sedan, body no. R7A5039
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| Colours |
Green |
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| Registration
Numbers |
422-490-C/ZIM
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References |
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1937
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Owned by John
Robbie of Harare. Car had belonged to his father
Hamish from new. Not run in about 35 years. Noted
with Mr. Bichard in 2017.
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| Model |
Model V8 85hp
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| Chassis No. |
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
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| Colours |
Green |
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| Registration
Numbers |
S-1599/SRH
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References |
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1937
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ex J. Apps of
Kwekwe. Noted with Mr. Bichard in 2017. |
| Model |
V8 85hp
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| Chassis No. |
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| Engine No. |
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
Coupe
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| Colours |
Red
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Numbers |
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References |
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1937
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ex Hankey, ex
R Barrett, ex Cook in Christonbank |
| Model |
V8
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
Sedan
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| Colours |
Blue
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| Registration
Numbers |
1-937-E/RHO
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References |
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1938
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Belonged to Lex Southey in
Concession. Believed to have gone to the UK |
| Model |
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| Chassis No. |
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
Pickup
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| Colours |
Red and black
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| Registration
Numbers |
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References |
Viv Westbury
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
c1938
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In Northern
Rhodesia around 1952.
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| Model |
V8
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
Pickups or vanettes
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| Colours |
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| Registration
Numbers |
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References |
George Tokarczyk
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1938-39
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ex Bulawayo
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| Model |
V8 truck
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| Chassis No. |
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| Engine No. |
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
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| Colours |
Green and black
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| Registration
Numbers |
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References |
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1938-39
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Noted in
Harare in 2016, possibly the Green and Black truck
above
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| Model |
V8 truck
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| Chassis No. |
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| Engine No. |
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
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| Colours |
White
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| Registration
Numbers |
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References |
Bob Rose
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1940
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First
registered in Rhodesia on 26 April 1947. Sold by
A.D. Curling to Robin Hurst on 25 Oct 1990. Sold to
Scott Orchard, who was going to make the car into a
hot rod, in 2009. Sold to Geoffrey Nyarota around
2011, car still be be hot rodded?
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| Model |
V8
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| Chassis No. |
1A22647C |
| Engine No. |
1A22647F
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
Deluxe sedan
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| Colours |
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| Registration
Numbers |
215-098-B/RHO, S-11480/SRH
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References |
Photo Viv Westbury |
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1940
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ex Bulawayo
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| Model |
V8 pickup
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| Chassis No. |
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
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| Colours |
Green and black
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Numbers |
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References |
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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Owned by C.H.
Long near Gatooma around 1946-52.
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| Model |
V8
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
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| Colours |
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| Registration
Numbers |
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References |
Tony Long
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| Make |
Ford
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History |
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| Year |
1940
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Owned since
1967 by Clay Mileson of Harare. Was being hot-rodded
with a Chev V8 and Jaguar rear end. Taken to
Johannesburg around 2012 and then sold.
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| Model |
Deluxe
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| Chassis No. |
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| Engine No. |
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| Coachbuilder |
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| Body Style |
4 dr sedan
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| Colours |
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| Registration
Numbers |
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References |
Photo Viv Westbury |
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