1947 Ford Super De Luxe Station Wagon [79B]

1947 Ford Super De Luxe Station Wagon [79B] in The Rising of the Moon, Movie, 1957

Class: Cars, Wagon — Model origin: — Built in: — Made for: IRL

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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s13a ◊ 2019-06-25 20:41	It's RHD and these "Woody" station wagons (as well as other US Ford's at that time) were assembled in Ford factory in Cork (Ireland), according to the description of this "Woody" that's being auctioned at Coys (it might be even the very same car, as it says that the first owner was a member of the Irish Film Board). -- Last edit: 2019-06-26 10:16:05
dsl ◊ 2019-06-25 22:27	My Irish book doesn't give direct info about Cork builds of US Fords after WW2, but they did them just before war broke out and then during the early war years to keep the factory running in the absence of UK supplies - apparently Dearbon sent stuff to Cork via Spain. So some US-based production in 1947 seems a logical continuation.
dsl ◊ 2019-11-21 03:26	Another late 40s Irish-build US Ford Woodie, although a different model.

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s13a

◊ 2019-06-25 20:41

It's RHD and these "Woody" station wagons (as well as other US Ford's at that time) were assembled in Ford factory in Cork (Ireland), according to the description of this "Woody" that's being auctioned at Coys (it might be even the very same car, as it says that the first owner was a member of the Irish Film Board).

-- Last edit: 2019-06-26 10:16:05

dsl

◊ 2019-06-25 22:27

My Irish book doesn't give direct info about Cork builds of US Fords after WW2, but they did them just before war broke out and then during the early war years to keep the factory running in the absence of UK supplies - apparently Dearbon sent stuff to Cork via Spain. So some US-based production in 1947 seems a logical continuation.

dsl

◊ 2019-11-21 03:26

Another late 40s Irish-build US Ford Woodie, although a different model.

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1947 Ford Super De Luxe Station Wagon [79B]