 With Ford in financial chaos during this period, sales fell well behind Chevrolet--Ford output for 1948 was 430,198 vehicles, only about 62% of Chevrolet's output, and Plymouth came close to knocking Ford from second place with an output of 412,540 vehicles.The car used in the 1978 film «Grease» is a 1948 Ford DeLuxe.The 1941 Ford was also produced in Australia by Ford Australia in V8 sedan and V8 coupé utility models.