Dear Rob,

In five years you might have had an answer to your question, but if not... Your cream/blue variant has a second type French body.

Check the inside you'll see thatthe reinforcements are clearly different from the British ones, (of course the hinges are different too). As this version came after the launch of the 36 series, it must have a third type grille. I don't quiet see it one your picture.

All the best

Erwan

Welcome Erwan and thanks for the interesting information.  The French version does have a more realistic profile, reminiscent of a 1934 Ford 3-window coupe, and I think I'd like one. :)

Hello, thank you,

The boot is more rounded also, the French issue can be found quiet easily with a little patience and of

course a bit of money (post war issues are cheaper), but the cream and blue French/British variant for

which I don't know other colour scheme is very scarce.

I never saw any 24f without spare-wheel, if anyone would have a pic, I'd be happy to see it.

Hi Rob,

Thank you for your reply, It's most interesting as I never saw any copy of a French/British coupling with a first type grille, but only second or French ones.

Congratulations for owning such beautiful models.

There must be an easy way to add pictures but I didn't find it yet... Here's my copy of the 24f

Hi Erwin, as soon as you have logged in you can add a new comment. In the frame below the 'Add new comment' frame there is the 'Forum images' frame with a button for choosing new (image) files. Press that one and you can go to the desired image file on your computer and open it.  You will see no picture yet, just the file name of the chosen image. Then press the upload button and the picture will be uploaded and added to you comment. You can optionally give it a title by filling out the little 'Title' frame. If you wish you can continue by subsequently adding more pictures. When you have finished uploading pictures this way, press the 'Save' or 'Preview' button. You will not see the picture(s) before you have pressed one of these. Using this procedure the pictures will show up below the comment text of your post. It is my personal experience that reducing your original image file size to about 1200 x 750 or 800 pixels gives the best result. In the presentation of your post the picture(s) will show up in a modest size, but when clicking on them they appear in the size and quality that you uploaded. Good luck! Jan 

PS: A wonderful early pre-war model you show us in your post above!  

Thank You Jan, I'll try but perhaps the size of the files was still too large.

Indded, a 1935 copy with all early features but the base which is a type 2. Having never seen any 30 series with Tootsie type hubs, I assume they have been deleted that year.

Yes Rob,

It can be seen also on the two different castings of the 24c I'm about to upload on the forum.