What Do These Numbers Mean

[51woodie]

I was working on my '46 Super Deluxe Coupe, and had to remove the rear seat. Hog ringed to the seat frame was a metal tag with numbers on it. Any ideas what they represent?

[Ken/Alabama]

Part number. 21A designates 42 Ford, the rest is part number. So apparently the 46 shared the same seat springs as the 42.

[51woodie]

Thank you Ken for identifying the number, and thus the seat. I know that Ford sometimes used parts that were "left over" from previous production runs, but is surprises me that a '42 seat would be left over and installed in a '46, considering the war effort to conserve materials. Life is full of surprises.

[TJ]

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Originally Posted by 51woodie

Thank you Ken for identifying the number, and thus the seat. I know that Ford sometimes used parts that were "left over" from previous production runs, but is surprises me that a '42 seat would be left over and installed in a '46, considering the war effort to conserve materials. Life is full of surprises.

As I recall if the part did not change from year to year the part # remained the same.