The Ford Barn

Keith True · 01-12-2014, 04:45 PM

I also have a left frame rail with the serial number/engine number stamped just above the rear running board bracket.The frame had been used as a fence gate for years,and the bottom rail,(right rail)was cupped facing up so it filled with pine needles and rotted away.The local scrap boys always bring me anything they think might be A,that was one of the pieces they dragged in from a cleanup.Somebody was looking at it and asked what the numbers were back there.We sanded it and an A number showed up clearly.We've all sat around speculating how a worker got a little behind,and rushed to get a number stamped before the chassis passed him by.Or the guy doing the stamping was giving a hand to other workers for a minute and missed his time.We've concocted dozens of scenarios as to how it happened.

01-12-2014, 04:45 PM	#18
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 3,421	Re: Manufacturing Mistakes on Original Parts I also have a left frame rail with the serial number/engine number stamped just above the rear running board bracket.The frame had been used as a fence gate for years,and the bottom rail,(right rail)was cupped facing up so it filled with pine needles and rotted away.The local scrap boys always bring me anything they think might be A,that was one of the pieces they dragged in from a cleanup.Somebody was looking at it and asked what the numbers were back there.We sanded it and an A number showed up clearly.We've all sat around speculating how a worker got a little behind,and rushed to get a number stamped before the chassis passed him by.Or the guy doing the stamping was giving a hand to other workers for a minute and missed his time.We've concocted dozens of scenarios as to how it happened.