02-25-2019, 07:57 PM | #1 |
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Vin numbers
What differentiates Vin numbers between a 1936 ford roadster, cabriolet and coupe. Can you tell between the 3 models by the Vin number?
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02-25-2019, 08:02 PM | #2 |
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Re: Vin numbers
vin number only tells the year of manufacture, nothing to do with the ford body/model number.
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02-25-2019, 08:54 PM | #3 |
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Re: Vin numbers
vin number is redundant. like saying vehicle identification number number
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02-26-2019, 09:46 AM | #5 |
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Re: Vin numbers
The VIN or ID number is strictly a sequential production number. It will not identify body type.
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02-26-2019, 10:12 AM | #6 |
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As stated, VIN will give you a year and idea of when the vehicle was made during the production run. |
02-26-2019, 01:02 PM | #7 |
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Re: Vin numbers
Ford only had a few prefixes until 1949 or so. It was mostly about the engines. A & AA were model A & AA truck. AB, B & BB were the continuation of the model B cars & trucks with the improved B engine. 18 was for V8 with 221 cid for cars & light trucks. BB was still used for trucks & 4-speed equipped light trucks till 1942 or so. 54 was for the V8 60 engine equiped cars & light trucks. 99 was used for the vehicles with the 239 cid engine like the Mercury and some trucks or special order cars for a while. There were other prefixes for G model 6-cylinder engines and likely one for the 9N engines used in light trucks in 1941. Here's a link. http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/f...ialnumbers.htm
Numbers are sequential for each different engine application. Canadian Ford vehicles are different. Last edited by rotorwrench; 02-26-2019 at 01:07 PM. |
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02-26-2019, 03:43 PM | #9 |
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Re: Vin numbers
The same basic system was used for chassis parts as well with first-used prefixes being the same. Obviously there was no body reference in the specific chassis part numbers.
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