CA engine number

[pooch]

What year would engine CA5577 be?

I have forgotten where I looked up my own CA engine number date from.

 

[ratamahata]

All Model A/AA Ford engines were produced at the Rouge foundry in Dearborn , Michigan with the exception of those engines produced in Canada with prefixes of CA, CAQ, CAW, CAR, CAT, CAY, CAU, CAI, CAO, CAP, CAS, and CAD, and those which were produced in Ireland/England with a prefix of AF.

April 1928 CA 3230 to CA 7172


The engine serial numbers used the same “style” of numbers up to the end of January, 1931 when Ford changed the style of three numbers only. Those numbers were 1, 6, and 9. According to the February, 1931 Ford Service Bulletin, Ford did this “to lessen any possibility of outside individuals attempting to change engine numbers”. This numbering change appeared between A4299173 (January 27, 1931) and A4319643 (February 3, 1931).

 

[Mike V. Florida]

Taken from yesterdays post;

The numbers are;
CA1 to CA150000 until 04Sep29
CAQ1 to 10000 04Sep29 to 04Nov29
CAW1 to 10000 18Nov29 to 04Feb30
CAE1 to 10000 04Feb30 to 14Mar30
CAR1 to 10000 14Mar30 to 14Apr30
CAT1 to 10000 22Apr30 to 13May30
CAY1 to 10000 13May30 to 11Jun30
CAU1 to 10000 12Jun30 to 07 Aug30
CAI1 to 10000 07Aug30 to 16Oct30
CAO1 to 10000 16Oct30 to 09Feb31
CAP1 to 10000 09Feb31 to 01Apr31
CAS1 to 10000 01APr31 to 02Jun31
CAD1 to 6877 02Jun31 to 22Feb32
comercial engines were CAAnnnn or CAAWnnn etc

 

[pooch]

Ok, thanks, if this was near me, I think I would grab it.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260716237421&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

[dave in australia]

I think it's a bit over priced, even for Australia. The most I would pay is $100, but only if it is the number you need.

 

[Bick in New Zealand]

Interesting, seeing another Canadian early bird, I have a couple of Model A friends with close numbers, one has CA 5562 and the other CA5565 probably all built on the same day!

 

[pooch]

I think it's a bit over priced, even for Australia. The most I would pay is $100, but only if it is the number you need.

It is too far to travel, but if it still unsold at bendigo swap time, I would definitely have a look.

I have passed on so much stuff over the years at swaps, so now, I just buy it, can always onsell later.

Nuthin' worse than needing a part 3 months down the track and a would shoulda coulda grabbed that part regret then for a lousy few bucks.

Hell, it cost me 300 bucks in fuel just to get to bendigo.