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◊ 2017-04-29 22:43 |
1948+ Ford Prefect E493A. |
◊ 2017-04-29 23:16 |
I've got a book photo of a convoy of (30?) brand new 1947 Anglias in Brazil which says they were shipped over in bits, then assembled in the docks at Santos at the rate of nine a day by a seven man team. If they were doing this for Anglias, they were probably doing it for Prefects as well. |
◊ 2017-04-30 09:21 |
They may well have been so, but that does not justify the use of the term "built" as shown above. Assembly in Santos probably amounted to no more than removing any protective coverings, fitting the wheels and possibly the glass, putting in a battery and filling with fluids. The size of the team and the number of cars per day would indicate relatively little work being done. Seven men and nine cars per day indicate less than one man/day being spent on each car, no doubt in ad hoc conditions with little equipment, hardly "building" the vehicle. Actions such as this were used to save shipping space, and in many cases to justify the use of terms like "local assembly" in advertising, not to mention dodging import taxes. The cars were undoubtedly supplied from Dagenham, and as an example, South African market Prefects and Anglias arrived at Port Elizabeth complete, according to a picture in one of my books. -- Last edit: 2017-04-30 09:26:18 |