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1945 Standard Twelve Drophead Coupé [12CD]

1945 Standard Twelve Drophead Coupé [12CD] in The Man in the Sky, Movie, 1957

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

1945 Standard Twelve Drophead Coupé [12CD]

01:13:20 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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Sunbar ◊ 2023-12-05 13:17	Coventry and registered in 1945, the point being made in the movie that it was an old unreliable car owned by a low-paid test pilot working for a struggling aircraft company.
GodzillaFan54 ◊ 2023-12-05 16:34	I'd imagine England able to make 1945 model cars due to Nazi Germany surrendering in May of that year. Whereas the United States and Japan would duke it out until Japan's surrender on September 2nd.
Gamer ◊ 2023-12-05 16:46	1946 Fords were out of the factories by early July 1945.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2023-12-05 17:39	The Prefect E93A never stopped production during WW2, although a poverty version. Production of the “Civilian” Prefect resumed on 21 June 1945.
Gamer ◊ 2023-12-05 17:58	I was referring to the American 1946 Fords.
dsl ◊ 2023-12-05 18:29	Brit companies did restart production as much as they could in 1945, but had big problems. Most of their factories had been turned over for aircraft production during the war (or tanks etc) so very few car assembly lines or tooling left, most of the companies were nearly bankrupt after wartime production subsidies stopped, and there was a huge shortage of steel to make things with. And Britain was bankrupt, so government directed almost all of what could be made to export markets to attract overseas income. Result: very low production numbers in 45-46, with almost nil availability to ordinary British buyers. Unless you were a strategically important customer who needed a new car in the national interest. Or very rich with useful contacts.
GodzillaFan54 ◊ 2023-12-06 13:29	johnfromstaffs wrote The Prefect E93A never stopped production during WW2, although a poverty version. Production of the “Civilian” Prefect resumed on 21 June 1945. Chevrolet Canada did something similar; for 1943 they offered an "economy" model truck available to buy brand-new to the buying public, known as the Chevrolet Maple Leaf. It had a wooden steering wheel, no chrome, seats made of canvas, and a single windshield wiper. In fact, that exact wartime Maple Leaf is listed on the site! Pity it's in A Christmas Story 2, one of the most shameless cash-grab sequels ever made. /vehicle_659678-Chevrolet-Maple-Leaf-1943.html
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2023-12-06 15:35	^^ I think that there was a slight difference in emphasis though. The British Government, never slow to use any minor excuse like a world war to inflict misery upon the electorate, set up a system whereby only “essential users” could obtain a car. The government decided who was essential and who wasn’t, and unless you had a very good reason, like being a doctor or similar person, no dice.
Baube ◊ 2023-12-06 16:40	Chevrolet Maple Leaf... and the color is blue.. available in white as well ? ..
Gamer ◊ 2023-12-06 16:41	Toronto Make-Believes, as my English struggling grandpa used to say. -- Last edit: 2023-12-06 16:42:20
Baube ◊ 2023-12-06 16:44	well.. since the late 60's is pretty much the case... they make fans believe that they might win the Stanley Cup , then.. -- Last edit: 2023-12-06 16:44:52

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