Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-10-2021, 07:56 AM
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Re: 1940 Ford convertible body tags
Terry<OH has kindly shared a photo of a tag found on a convertible.
It is more than apparent that Ford tagged "some" wagons and "some" convertibles. There appears to have been variations in the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-07-2021, 01:53 PM
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Re: 1940 Ford convertible body tags
I did note the screws which I find difficult to believe are authentic. However, there's no real way to know whether or not they are.
Does your car have indentations in the sheet metal in that area?...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-06-2021, 01:52 PM
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Re: 1940 Ford convertible body tags
A friend of mine sent this photo of a very "original" '40 convertible with a body number tag.
I believe we can at minimum agree that there was no 100% "rule" of what bodies were numbered in 1940 and...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-22-2021, 11:54 AM
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Re: 1940 Ford convertible body tags
In my opinion there should be no issue. Having the title match the frame and all of the supporting documents I'd think should actually add to intrigue (read: value).
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-21-2021, 07:56 PM
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Re: 1940 Ford convertible body tags
Yes sir, in all three places. The same number is also on the Western Union Telegram that notified the dealer that the car was built and ready to be picked up at the Rotunda.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-21-2021, 03:35 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-21-2021, 12:10 PM
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Re: 1940 Ford convertible body tags
Yes sir. The three along the frame as well as the title all match.
I'd never seen this before or since either. Nor, to reiterate, could I find a thing that would help figure out why this happened....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-20-2021, 02:30 PM
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Re: 1940 Ford convertible body tags
Hey Larry, Just attempting to be certain you and I are talking about the same thing.
That tag, as V8Coopman recalled correctly, is the serial number of that car.
I have never been able to glean any...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-20-2021, 01:24 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-18-2021, 12:22 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-18-2021, 08:05 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-06-2016, 05:26 PM
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Re: 1940 Ford convertible body tags
Not sure Bill. I have only heard "hearsay" about the cowls being stamped. Documents indicate a body tag was to be attached. I am attempting to find out what in reality happened back then.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-06-2016, 04:27 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-06-2016, 01:01 PM
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1940 Ford convertible body tags
I'd like to hear from guys with '40 Ford convertibles...
Is there or, to your knowledge, was there, a body tag on your vehicle? Or, are there numbers stamped in to the firewall?
I have posted two...
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