As a recap (of sorts), MPC's F-3's were similar to the late PW F-3's in that most of the original detailing found on the early PW F-3's was gone by the mid 1950's.
MPC production went the opposite of the PW era in that as time went on MPC restored more of the detailing, as opposed to the PW era, as fine detailing was gone as time went on.
The first MPC F-3's have the distinction of being manufactured at the Hillside factory, the first F-3 made in Mt. Clemmens was the Rio Grande.
Ken
