Chassis number

[johnbuckley]

This touches on a subject we are trying to get a grip on here in the UK....Were Australian vehicles ever stamped on the chassis rail?? It is said that Canada stopped stamping the rail in mid 1928.Our UK club is trying to compile an up to date register of As and Bs in the UK and we struggle with chassis numbers! Many of our cars are imported (the A was a poor seller in the UK).Can anyone provide a history on the assembly of the As and Bs in Australia, or direct us to a web source or other?Since by all accounts Canada was the supplying manufacturing plant to the Australian assembly plants What sort of CKD or other state were the cars imported as? We are not even sure if/when UK chassis were stamped!!!!

[SGT in Ont.]

Originally Posted by johnbuckley

This touches on a subject we are trying to get a grip on here in the UK....Were Australian vehicles ever stamped on the chassis rail?? It is said that Canada stopped stamping the rail in mid 1928.Our UK club is trying to compile an up to date register of As and Bs in the UK and we struggle with chassis numbers! Many of our cars are imported (the A was a poor seller in the UK).Can anyone provide a history on the assembly of the As and Bs in Australia, or direct us to a web source or other?Since by all accounts Canada was the supplying manufacturing plant to the Australian assembly plants What sort of CKD or other state were the cars imported as? We are not even sure if/when UK chassis were stamped!!!!

John is correct. Ford Canada stopped putting the engine number on the frame in about mid-way through 1928. Ford of Canada was the supplier to all countries of the British Commonwealth. I have no idea what those numbers stamped on/near the rear motor mounts on the pick-up are.