History Could this be the rarest 32 3 Window Ford in the World ?

In 1932 Ford in the UK released the Model Y. It looked like a 3/4 size Model 40. To my best understanding they were produced at the Dagenam plant and shipped in knockdown form to assembly plants around Europe. They were also shipped over here to Australia, minus the Body.

The Australian Ford Assembly plant was located in Geelong Victoria and almost all the bodies for the Fords were produced here to circumvent the domestic Tariff laws that were in place at the time on complete imported vehicles. The flow on effect was to create a fully fledged Australian Automotive industry, several decades later.

In the UK the Model Y was available as a Four door and Two Door Saloon and Delivery Van amongst others, but in Australia there some unique styles found nowhere else including a three window coupe.

 

They were made in 33 and 34 as well.

 

In case you are wondering where these references are coming from, it’s from a book called the “The History of Ford In Australia” by Norm Darwin, he also wrote a companion book about the Australian GM assembly plant known as Holden. Chrysler Australia had their own pressing plant known as TJ Richards. Any mid thirties coupe or roadster produced by these companies is extremely rare, a large production run might be three or four hundred, so it’s not surprising most people are not aware of them, even in Australia.

 

We (family) have a very nice '33 Plymouth with a Holden roadster body. We believe one of four built. Word is the set-up versus build number is a big reason why Chrysler cut ties with Holden.
My favourite rare aussie Ford is the '34 Model 40 5 passenger roadster. I've seen 2. I've never seen a 'little' (English) 3W Ford Coupe. Any 'Y' is pretty uncommon.

 

wow, pretty cool !

 

That 3 window... Is kinda cute... My wife adores it.

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She thinks it looks like a grandpa smart car... Hehe

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I agree, doesn’t seem to be many around anymore.
As kids, 30 - 40 years ago we saw them as undesirable.
Our local ford dealership has a restored 2 door 1934 Y on it’s showroom floor.
One currently on ‘trade me’ for sale.

 

Only 8 hp, heck my riding lawnmower has 17 hp.

 

I remember seeing model Ys for sale at car flea markets in England as a kid in the 70s. Had no Idea they built 3 windows in AU , very cool. Any survivors?

 

That is taxable HP. Developed HP probably about 30 which is more like it.

 

That is taxable HP. Developed HP probably more like 17

 

I never thought I’d say a deuce 3 window was ugly!

 

Ha. Yep. Was waiting for that. ^^^^ Almost courtesy posted a projectile vomit way up at post number 3. ... but didn't want to be completely rude. That thing f#cking sucks !!

 

I remember seeing a Model Y roadster for sale at the Turlock California swap meet, it was missing the trunk / boot lid. It was sold, and I was in contact with owner a while ago. It would have been a nice project with an aluminum Buick 215" engine.

 

Thanks for sharing, more than interesting.

 

I thought the same thing then imagined it chopped.............@themoose .

 

The key to these cars being produced was the " TAXABLE" horse power.

The Commonwealth based taxes on engine sizes and their related HP.
No wonder the US had a revolution over English taxes.

 

That 3-window gave me the Willys!

 

That's a "coupster" candidate if I ever saw one! It wouldn't look so bad then.

 

Way back in the darkest recesses of my mind, I believe there was an outfit in the USA that had fiberglass Model 40s.

 

oof..

Still cool to see though.

 

When I saw the first pic my first thought was.... well you know when a custom and it's body just is not balanced/ flows. Not pretty

 

I guess I could be caught dead in it.

 

Cool to see one but maybe it should be called the model "WHY".

 

What the heck?

Australia is too tiny a place to have regular size cars?