In need of the following photos for a project...

[Steve Plucker]

I am in need of the folowing photos for a project I am doing:

1. The early engine pad with stamping;

2. The 2" pad with stamping;

3. The 2-1/2 inch pad with stamping;

No restamp pads on 1-3.

Also, please put a ruler on the bottom of the pad to indicate the length.

4. A engine pad that HAS BEEN RESTAMPED showing the ground off number (if there) and the new restamp number;

5. Assembly plant codes and numbers;

6. The rear frame crossmember showing the rear spring codes;

If you can provide me with a few of these it would be most appreciated.

Please direct email me at [email protected]

Thanks.

Pluck

[Bick in New Zealand]

What about different assembly plant engine number frame stamps?

[dlshady]

Steve,

Tell us again where the rear crossmembers were generally stamped for the spring code. I recall seeing a photo of it on the old FordBarn, but my memory ain't what it used to be!


Deron

[Steve Plucker]

Originally Posted by dlshady

Steve,

Tell us again where the rear crossmembers were generally stamped for the spring code. I recall seeing a photo of it on the old FordBarn, but my memory ain't what it used to be!


Deron

THE REAR FRAME STAMPING CODES

Another interesting set of codes that one may find on the chassis is in relation to the number or Rear Spring Leaves that were originally used when the chassis was assembled. It has been thought that these stampings were used to correlate the number of leaves in the rear spring with a particular body style for which was going to be assembled to the chassis.

Mr. Carl Biederman from Anoka, Minnesota had found several of these codes on various Model A Ford chassis with some letters followed by a number for which was stamped into the rear areas of the vehicle. The areas for which Mr. Biederman has found these codes are as follows: 1). Rear end axle housings; 2). Top of the rear frame cross member and 3). The right rear corner of the rear frame cross member.

The following list may be incomplete and may not have been impimented by all the assembly plants for all years.

STAMPING

BODY STYLE

REAR SPRING LEAVES

R7
Roadster
Seven (7) leaves
C8
Coupe
Eight (8) leaves
OCPU0
Open Cab Pickup
Ten (10) leaves
T0
Tudor
Ten (10) leaves
TS0
Town Sedan
Ten (10) leaves
FD0
Fordor
Ten (10) leaves

[Steve Plucker]

Originally Posted by Bick in New Zealand

What about different assembly plant engine number frame stamps?

Bick,

You mean different assembly plant stamp codes?

Have a few but the more the merrier!

That would be nice to.

Pluck

[Bick in New Zealand]

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This is how the engine number was stamped on the frame of my Buenos Aires assembled '31 Victoria. John Charlton in England has a '31 Deluxe Phaeton from Argentina stamped the same way.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Here is one that I still can't explain. Roadsters are supposed to have 7 leaves, not 8.

My 29 Tudor has T0 in the same spot and my 28 Phaeton has P8 in the same spot.

I don't know if it's true, but I heard someone say that they thought only the Twin Cities plant stamped the spring code on the rear crossmember.

[Steve Plucker]

Originally Posted by Bick in New Zealand

This is how the engine number was stamped on the frame of my Buenos Aires assembled '31 Victoria. John Charlton in England has a '31 Deluxe Phaeton from Argentina stamped the same way.

Interesting on the "shape" of the numbers and the faunt used.

Are they the same in that respect...much different than the USA numbers used.

So the engine numbers then were like the USA (USA supplied those numbered engines), then when assembled in Argentina, they must used their own set of number stamps???

They are stamped within the same area as USA on the frame.

Thanks Bick.

Pluck