Caption- "Car fording Canungra Creek, ca. 1925"
Caption- "Example of work done by the coach builder H. H. Shaw and Sons. Vehicle is a Model T Ford built between 1917-1926. Timber building in the background are the offices of the Burrum Shire Council."
Caption- "Ford Model T tourer, Maroochydore, December 1927"
Caption- "Motor car being pulled through a flooded Sandy Crossing at Brooweena, Queensland, ca.1925"
Dane,
Thanks for posting the photos. If anyone recognizes who produced the bodies -- please let us know.
Respectfully submitted,
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The third photo ( Maroochydore Car ) I believe is a Brisbane Sweeney body. Regards, John
Hi Hap,
By the style of door hinges on the above car it looks to be of DUNCAN &FRAZER origin.
Meaning car in river crossing.
Bob's observation about the Ford in the ford being a Duncan and Fraser car is credible. The flat base on the bottom windscreen and the top bows with exposed timber down the outside of the irons would make it pre 1923.
Allan from down under.
Thank you all so much for identifying the different car bodies. I’m slowly gathering additional information on the Australian cars. Many of the Australian bodies look really nice and more streamlined to me than the USA bodies. The hidden hinges are a nice feature. Of course the 1926 Improved Ford models look basically the same as the USA and Canadian cars. Again, thank you for your help.
Respectfully submitted,
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Those Qld pics are terrific Dane.
Keep them coming.
Manuel in Oz
A friend has asked me to post the following pictures of his Grand Farther's family TT truck. Here is his quote regarding the pictures.
( These pictures are taken at or near my great grandfathers farm at Upper Ormeau. ) Ormeau is just south of Brisbane.
Regards, J.P.
And another three.
John,
Thank you for posting the photo’s of your friend’s grandfather’s Ton Truck. For a USA produced truck, the lip on the front fenders matching the radiator splash apron would indicate it is a 1924 model year or later. And the short running boards would indicate it was 1924 to mid 1925 or so truck. I’m not sure when Ford of Canada introduced those same changes - before, around the same time, or after the USA. And the narrow pedals would make it a pre-1926 model year truck.
Looking at the windshield, I wonder if they used the standard Canadian windshield and modified it or if they used one of the locally produced windshield frames made there in Australia?
Again thank you for posting them.
Respectfully submitted,
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Hap, the windshield caught my eye too. It is typical of that used by Duncan and Fraser until 1925, at least on cars. Commercials are a different kettle of fish.
Son Anthony's 10cwt lorry built by D&F on a car chassis, has that same windscreen. It is the same screen used in their cars. I think it must have been a proprietary line, as Tarrant Motors in Melbourne used the same screen and pillars on their cars. Their pillars were mounted to the body differently, but the frames, pillars and wing nuts were identical.
If the truck is a Queensland built vehicle, it would seem they used the same supplier.
Re the lip on the front fenders, it came on our cars when the high radiator was introduced in 1923 as far as I know.
Allan from down under.
Following on from Allan's posting regarding the windshield pillars.
A lot of the Queensland bodied cars had the same pillars as Allan describes.
Regards, John