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09-19-2023, 02:40 PM | #1 |
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Vin on body? A Canadian thing?
I have noticed watching Canadian videos dealing with restoring early fords that they have a vin on the firewall. Is that something unique to Canada done by ford or was it a dealer thing? Was it done in other parts of the world?
I mainly watch 37 to 40 ford builds. The latest video is a guy who I assume is Canadian working on a 1938 pickup
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09-19-2023, 03:41 PM | #2 |
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Re: Vin on body? A Canadian thing?
It was a Canadian production practice, at least pre-WWII. I am unaware of the practice employed elsewhere, but since all of the vehicles sold in the British Commonwealth (except in the United Kingdom) were either Canadian exports or made from SKD and KD kits from Canada, the practice would show up on vehicles all around the world.
Also unique to the Canadian vehicles was the absence of a U.S. patent plate on the firewall even though the four holes for attaching that plate there are often present. |
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09-19-2023, 08:14 PM | #3 |
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Re: Vin on body? A Canadian thing?
Here's a picture of my NZ assembled 48 VIN. There is no US patent plate nor holes for such on the firewall. These cars were KD from the Commonwealth plant in Ontario. Just as a note, it appears no care was taken to place these things on straight.
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09-19-2023, 08:21 PM | #4 |
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Re: Vin on body? A Canadian thing?
I bought a 32 sedan this spring and the title VIN matched numbers on a factory plate on the firewall. New owner took the car to the local inspection station where they verified the title match and he sent the inspection sheet to the state DMV and they issued him a clear title for 1 32 Ford tudor sedan?
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09-19-2023, 09:53 PM | #5 |
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Re: Vin on body? A Canadian thing?
'48 mercury PU [m-47] had a two screw vin plate on firewall. Newc
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09-20-2023, 08:38 AM | #6 |
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09-21-2023, 02:44 PM | #7 |
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Re: Vin on body? A Canadian thing?
The number that's stamped on the firewall next to the voltage regulator is the same number that's stamped on the back of the engine in my Canadian car meaning the engine was there from the factory. I thought all the cars had these stamping on them.
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09-21-2023, 07:03 PM | #8 |
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Re: Vin on body? A Canadian thing?
I need to backtrack as I got around to checking my '33 Canadian coupe. The body number is stamped on the firewall in the same place a body number tag would be attached on a U.S.-built car. The engine number (VIN) is not stamped on the firewall, but rather only on the usual location atop the left side frame adjacent to the steering gear box.
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