2 - style ▁Ford ▁cars ▁certainly ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁produced ▁as ▁military ▁staff ▁cars ▁from ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁through ▁summer ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁These ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁registered ▁as ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁models . ▁Additionally , ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁( and ▁a ▁few ▁ 1 9 4 1 ) ▁cars ▁held ▁in ▁deal er ▁stock s ▁by ▁government ▁ed ict , ▁to ▁be ▁do led ▁out ▁to ▁essential ▁users ▁during ▁the ▁conflict , ▁were ▁F ords . ▁Some ▁states ▁titled ▁cars ▁by ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁sale , ▁so ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁find ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁models ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁their ▁registr ations ▁and ▁titles . ▁▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁official ▁surrender ▁of ▁Japan ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁civil ian ▁car ▁production ▁slowly ▁res umed . ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁Ford ▁was ▁identical ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁model ▁under ▁the ▁skin , ▁though ▁a ▁heavy ▁new ▁gr ille ▁with ▁horizontal ▁bars ▁and ▁red ▁acc ents ▁refresh ed ▁the ▁sty ling . ▁The ▁h ood ▁was ▁w iden ed ▁by ▁adding ▁a ▁center ▁strip . ▁One ▁notable ▁change ▁was ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁ 2 3 9 ▁C ID ▁engine ▁which ▁since ▁ 1