Wood & Steel

James Wood and 1932 Chevrolet Series BA Confederate

I've seen a few automobiles in my photo journey. There was this Model T speeding down an unknown Toronto street and this Mercury parked in Waupoos and there was this one pulling up to a rural home. And there are many more I haven't posted, but I thought I'd post one last picture to wrap things up. That's my grandfather and namesake, James Wood, beside what I think is a 1932 Chevrolet Series BA Confederate. He was a chauffeur so I don't know if that's his own car, or one he drove for a living. I suspect it was one he drove for a living as I'd be surprised if he could afford it. 

I'm pretty confident that these photos were indeed taken in 1939 as up until 1973 plates were issued annually. 1973 saw the inauguration of annual validation stickers. If I'm wrong about the license plates, all I can then say is the photo was taken between 1939 and the end of the good weather in Toronto in 1947, as he died in early January 1948.

The letter 'A' in the plate I believe indicates the plate was issued in Toronto. If I ever come across a scan of the Ontario 1939 license plate registry I should be able to identify who owned that car.