1933/34 ford chassis identification?.

[Manuel]

Thanks David.
As far as I know Aus model names were:
B Model was the 1932 4 cyl pass
and
ALL trucks & commercials.
(only the V8 pass were Model 18's)
In 1933 & 34 all Large trucks were BB's.

Manuel in Oz

[bobbooth]

I have just got a 34 come in from California and my chassis is stamped in 3 places all with the same number which is nothing like any of the previous. It is as follows

star 5188... star ( last 3 numbers are hidden on purpose )

there is no evidence of 18- anywhere?, so basically it is a 7 digit number with a star at either end. I am presuming that it is a truck chassis as there is no running board mounting holes along the sides . Anybody any ideas ?

[David J]

Feb 1933 4 cyl US production ; first # 5187130 and last # 5192755 . What is the spacing on the front bumper arm to frame bolt holes ? Front shocks inside the frame or outside .

Originally Posted by bobbooth

I have just got a 34 come in from California and my chassis is stamped in 3 places all with the same number which is nothing like any of the previous. It is as follows

star 5188... star ( last 3 numbers are hidden on purpose )

there is no evidence of 18- anywhere?, so basically it is a 7 digit number with a star at either end. I am presuming that it is a truck chassis as there is no running board mounting holes along the sides . Anybody any ideas ?

[ford1933-2008]

I have had these lists for a long time now. They detail the Australian engine numbers. See attached file. I hope this helps. David

[bobbooth]

Originally Posted by David J

Feb 1933 4 cyl US production ; first # 5187130 and last # 5192755 . What is the spacing on the front bumper arm to frame bolt holes ? Front shocks inside the frame or outside .

Thanks for that David, so i take it is a 33, 4 cylinder pick up frame I will measure up later .

[flatheadute1934]

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Manual has 1934 cdn chassis with English engine. Us serial number The F is right hand drive

[ford1933-2008]

according to "The Early Ford V8" book by Francis and De Angelis V8 engine numbering is as follows: "engine numbers for V8 was preceeded by a star then by prefix "18" followed by a dash.

[DavidG]

The engine numbering referred to in the DeAngelis book pertains only to V-8 and four-cylinder engines produced at the Rouge engine plant in the U.S. and not to those produced across the Detroit River in Walkerville, Ontario, Canada. The latter's production began and ended with a star (at least in theory) and started with a "C", etc. as shown on the neat chart that you provided above. The four-cylinder engines produced at the Dagenham, England plant were numbered from groups of numbers allocated from the number series used by the Rouge Plant so they began either "AB" or "B" depending on the point in time the engine was produced. This is also borne out by your chart.

[Lawrie]

My New Zealand new 33 sedan chassis starts with C18 MF then the three digit number ,my 34 coupe from NZ as well has C18 MF then a four digit number
Lawrie

[Lawrie]

I have just looked with my glasses,the 33 sedan is C18 NF and three digits
The 34 coupe is C18MF and two digits
Lawrie

[flatheadute1934]

Cdn serial numbers for v8 were C18 and a letter(plus F for right hand drive) 1933 had 2 series H,N,X with the high number X being changed to 1934(factory) numbers only went to 5000. My ute only has 2 numbers early in the series. C18SF

[Jason in TX]

I know this is an old thread. I had a 1933 and a 1934 crossmember out of a frame and wanted to take a comparison photo for future reference.

[mercman from oz]

That is a great photo that Mr42 Posted showing the comparison of the different lengths of the Tail Shaft between the 4 and 8 cylinder 33/34 Fords. Thanks for posting.

[Jason in TX]

Found a shot of a very early 1933 front crossmember for sale today. Thought I'd add to the difference list. The early had the motor mount locations like a 1932 crossmember.