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tubman · 01-09-2015, 01:05 PM

I don't know about '47-'48, but I'll add what little I can. When I re-did (blasted and painted) the original wheels on my '51, I saw similar stampings on the inside. I am sure mine started with "KH", which I just assumed to be "Kelsey-Hayes" and that the alpha's after them were a date code of some sort (I believe Ford stamped their engines with alphabetic dates at least from '48 on; I have seen charts of the date equivalences). Are you sure it's an "N", not an "H"?

01-09-2015, 01:05 PM	#2
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,321	Re: 16" Wheel-Markings Info Wanted I don't know about '47-'48, but I'll add what little I can. When I re-did (blasted and painted) the original wheels on my '51, I saw similar stampings on the inside. I am sure mine started with "KH", which I just assumed to be "Kelsey-Hayes" and that the alpha's after them were a date code of some sort (I believe Ford stamped their engines with alphabetic dates at least from '48 on; I have seen charts of the date equivalences). Are you sure it's an "N", not an "H"?