1953 Ford Vedette Cabriolet Alsace Mignot et Billebault

1953 Ford Vedette Cabriolet Alsace in Tout l'or du monde (All the Gold in the World), Movie, 1961

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

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sixcyl ◊ 2008-06-25 20:25
DynaMike ◊ 2008-06-25 22:19	Sorry, I don't think this is a Vedette Cabriolet different grille, no typical Vedette belt-line...). I'd rather go for a 1950 Dodge Wayfarer Sportabout [D-33].
pilou ◊ 2008-06-26 10:51	I did some further search on this one .It cannot be a Dodge Wayfarer 1950.The grille and body were completely different.I first thought of a Renault Frégate Convertible but front does not match very well neither.What I strongly suspect it could be is a 1954 Ford Vedette Alsace or Champagne Convertible with with body by Mignot et Billebault of Boulogne-Billancourt.They had a rather high top as seen here.Mignot-Billebault did several convertibles and station wagons based on the Vedette
DynaMike ◊ 2008-06-26 11:40	Nice find Pilou! I knew they made wagons, but never heard about their convertibles. Link to "cgi.ebay.fr"
sixcyl ◊ 2008-06-26 12:28	Thank's guy for this good work... I had some suspection too about this one ..very close to the normal Ford Vedette Cabrio , but with something puzzling me ...