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Marco Tahtaras · 10-14-2012, 03:34 PM

The first three numbers represented the manufacturers body type. For the most part they have no correlation to Ford's numbering. The trailing numbers were the manufacturers serial number. I'm pretty sure that in all cases Murray preceded their body type number with "M". Briggs did not precede the number with anything.

As an example of the seeming random body type number, a 1930 or 1931 STRAIGHT windshield Murray bodied Town Sedan was Ford's model 155-C. Murray's designation for that body was M604. I have no idea what Murray's number was for the 165-C Standard Fordor. With introduction of the slant windshield models Briggs numbers remained seemingly disconnected. However Murray adapted Ford's body type number so a slant windshield Town Sedan would be M160B xxxx I believe.

Is your car a slant windshield model? If so, how did you determine it was built by Murray?

10-14-2012, 03:34 PM	#2
Marco Tahtaras Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 3,099	Re: '31 Murray Body Number Plates The first three numbers represented the manufacturers body type. For the most part they have no correlation to Ford's numbering. The trailing numbers were the manufacturers serial number. I'm pretty sure that in all cases Murray preceded their body type number with "M". Briggs did not precede the number with anything. As an example of the seeming random body type number, a 1930 or 1931 STRAIGHT windshield Murray bodied Town Sedan was Ford's model 155-C. Murray's designation for that body was M604. I have no idea what Murray's number was for the 165-C Standard Fordor. With introduction of the slant windshield models Briggs numbers remained seemingly disconnected. However Murray adapted Ford's body type number so a slant windshield Town Sedan would be M160B xxxx I believe. Is your car a slant windshield model? If so, how did you determine it was built by Murray? __________________ http://www.abarnyard.com/