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FrankWest · 06-05-2014, 01:20 PM

1933 or 1934 ford v8 sedan

VIN 18527501

roadster36 · 06-05-2014, 01:48 PM

Built November of 1933 (527,470 thru 537,353)

Lawson Cox · 06-05-2014, 01:51 PM

34 if you separate the 18 from the rest of the numbers.

33 18-203127-18-457477
34 18-457478 - 18-1234356

FrankWest · 06-05-2014, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Lawson Cox

34 if you separate the 18 from the rest of the numbers.

33 18-203127-18-457477
34 18-457478 - 18-1234356

your numbers are different from the first reply? any reason for the differences

BrianCT · 06-05-2014, 04:06 PM

Ford started building 34's in late 1933.

Lawson Cox · 06-05-2014, 04:26 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FrankWest

your numbers are different from the first reply? any reason for the differences

I think mine are production numbers. Not sure where I got them years ago.

FrankWest · 06-05-2014, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lawson Cox

I think mine are production numbers. Not sure where I got them years ago.

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FrankWest · 06-05-2014, 05:30 PM

I guess the confusion is that the first 1934's were physically produced in nov and dec of 1933. I found the following in the Ford restoratioin book.....
1933 Nov 527,479-537,353

DavidG · 06-05-2014, 06:12 PM

Those are all engine production dates, not vehicle production dates. There's no surviving record of when a particular numbered engine was installed in a vehicle chassis. It could have been November, 1933 or December or even early in 1934 depending on where the assembly plant was where the engine was installed.

39topless · 06-05-2014, 06:20 PM

Just look at how many handles are on the hood. That will tell you if 33 or 34. Of course, who knows if the hood on your car is the original.

FrankWest · 06-05-2014, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidG

Those are all engine production dates, not vehicle production dates. There's no surviving record of when a particular numbered engine was installed in a vehicle chassis. It could have been November, 1933 or December or even early in 1934 depending on where the assembly plant was where the engine was installed.

are those number really engine numbers not chassis or frame. The number I gave was the Vin number listed on my pink slip.

V8COOPMAN · 06-05-2014, 07:17 PM

The number actually starts-out being stamped on the upper flange of the transmission when the trans and engine are first married. The engine/trans assemblies are then shipped to various automobile assembly plants. When that engine/trans assembly is lowered into a chassis at some time in the future, the transmission number is stamped on the frame in three places and thus, becomes that vehicle's SERIAL number, which is what your title uses as the official identifier number. DD

JSeery · 06-06-2014, 09:15 PM

There are a lot of differences between the 33s and 34s that should help you figure it out if your interested in which body it is. Window trim, location of the door handles, inter wood pieces, the construction of the area above the windshield, the lower corner of the cowl, etc.

JSeery · 06-06-2014, 09:15 PM

That is assuming that the frame and body are a matched pair!

06-05-2014, 01:20 PM	#1
FrankWest Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 3,005	1933 or 1934 ford v8 sedan 1933 or 1934 ford v8 sedan VIN 18527501

06-05-2014, 01:48 PM	#2
roadster36 BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sonoma,Calif. Posts: 877	Re: 1933 or 1934 ford v8 sedan Built November of 1933 (527,470 thru 537,353)

06-05-2014, 01:51 PM	#3
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: 1933 or 1934 ford v8 sedan 34 if you separate the 18 from the rest of the numbers. 33 18-203127-18-457477 34 18-457478 - 18-1234356 __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

06-05-2014, 04:06 PM	#5
BrianCT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Windham, CT Posts: 702	Re: 1933 or 1934 ford v8 sedan Ford started building 34's in late 1933. __________________ [FONT=Comic Sans MS]

06-05-2014, 05:30 PM	#8
FrankWest Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 3,005	Re: 1933 or 1934 ford v8 sedan I guess the confusion is that the first 1934's were physically produced in nov and dec of 1933. I found the following in the Ford restoratioin book..... 1933 Nov 527,479-537,353

06-05-2014, 06:12 PM	#9
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,102	Re: 1933 or 1934 ford v8 sedan Those are all engine production dates, not vehicle production dates. There's no surviving record of when a particular numbered engine was installed in a vehicle chassis. It could have been November, 1933 or December or even early in 1934 depending on where the assembly plant was where the engine was installed.

06-05-2014, 06:20 PM	#10
39topless Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,027	Re: 1933 or 1934 ford v8 sedan Just look at how many handles are on the hood. That will tell you if 33 or 34. Of course, who knows if the hood on your car is the original.

06-05-2014, 07:17 PM	#12
V8COOPMAN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: East Shore of LAKE HOUSTON Posts: 11,115	Re: 1933 or 1934 ford v8 sedan The number actually starts-out being stamped on the upper flange of the transmission when the trans and engine are first married. The engine/trans assemblies are then shipped to various automobile assembly plants. When that engine/trans assembly is lowered into a chassis at some time in the future, the transmission number is stamped on the frame in three places and thus, becomes that vehicle's SERIAL number, which is what your title uses as the official identifier number. DD __________________ *Click Links Below* __ ▼ *'35-'36 W/8BA & MECHANICAL FAN* *T5 W/TORQUE TUBE*

06-06-2014, 09:15 PM	#13
JSeery Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 16,132	Re: 1933 or 1934 ford v8 sedan There are a lot of differences between the 33s and 34s that should help you figure it out if your interested in which body it is. Window trim, location of the door handles, inter wood pieces, the construction of the area above the windshield, the lower corner of the cowl, etc.

06-06-2014, 09:15 PM	#14
JSeery Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 16,132	Re: 1933 or 1934 ford v8 sedan That is assuming that the frame and body are a matched pair!