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Q. Our 1939 Chevrolet coupe was built with right-hand drive in Canada for export to New Zealand. Subsequently, it came to South Australia. I attach a photo of the data plate. Do you know of anyone who could decipher it, particularly the “XH”? “JB” is obviously the model, Master 85, followed by the build number.

— Brian Cantrell, via

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