woa2 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 A question for you all. I own a Ford WOT2 truck. All the Official handbooks, parts manuals and literature all say FORD - Even all the Official Army literature call it a FORD. Why is that people call it a FORDSON??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlangham Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I've seen them called both - Fordson was the commercial vehicle part of Ford in the UK so it probably came from that, it mentioned it in the CMV magazine article on the WOT2, i'll try and dig it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf S. Ask Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I am not 100% sure of this, but I guess someone will correct me if I am to far away... The english Fordson is in fact originaly Ford made by Henry Ford as in the US. The story of the name Fordson is what I have learned, that Henry Ford wanted his son to start on with his own company, and helped him getting started in England, then the name came up Ford & Son, and shortened to Fordson. And if Mr. H. Ford was as ucually, he made sure "Ford" was used whenever and whereever possible (like the "F" on every parts on the Ford GPW jeeps).. So I recon nobody felt to much to use the hole companyname Fordson, just in case of getting Henrys attention and perhaps anger turned to them.. Just my two pennys Chers Rolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted November 17, 2006 Author Share Posted November 17, 2006 I know the Civilian Ford trucks were called Fordson. Is this why the public call British Military trucks Fordson, when they should just be a Ford? A bit like the Austin FV1801 being called a Champ, when only the Civilian vehicle was titled as Champ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Feel sure I have seen a really early WOT2 with vertical bars on rad grille, with an oval stamped out plate on the grille, proclaiming "Fordson". Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T corbin Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 My 1942 WOT 1 Has the oval stamped plate and stamped (FORDSON ) Data plate reads FORD MOTOR CO DAGENHAM . Do not know when or if they stopped using them. TONY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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