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How could you not understand what I wrote in my last post? Why wouldn’t I be able to visualize and “understand” the chaotic environment, and what does that have to do with any of my questions? 1. I have never questioned sloppy / crooked / upside down letters due to human stress or bad work...

Short answer: I’m not re-stamping, an authorized shop is doing that to have the identity and the work performed documented and validated for registration purposes. I will provide the correct lettering only because I want it to look as much correct as possible and not any mass produced punches...

Well I guess I’ve got all the information I needed. Old style font, flip a coin if it should have double arrow or simple straight line dash. Thank you for all the answers and information you all have provided in this thread.

Please see question post above if you have any input. Here is also picture of -34 transmission, old style font and double arrow dash: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/mobile-gallery/1382e6b6519e279529a6116cd3d9e27d.jpg

I got a picture of a C-VIN -34 transmission this morning from same New Zealand member that also posted the picture of the -32 C-VIN earlier. The -34 transmission (as well as the -32 frame) both still used the old style font. Both of these also have the double arrow type dash. Is there any logic...

Interesting! It would definitely be interesting to know more about this particular car but unfortunately I can’t find any more information and the people that could have had knowledge about it is long gone. One thing that’s also interesting with this car is that it was registered and taken...

Yes your are totally correct in your observations. I’m located in Sweden, that’s also why there is a lot of Swenglish and bad grammar. With early 40’s I meant the car was first registered for use in Sweden in the beginning of 1940. That’s as far back the Swedish paper trail goes. The title is...

Aah, very interesting! I like learning stuff. So the Australian frames, were they locally produces as well? Thinking about why they also used the “C” marking on the frames in that case. (Never mind that question, of course the frames got that marking if the engines had them). Do you know...

This is the picture posted on the other forum from a New Zealand member. My understanding is that many/most? Fords imported to Australia and New Zealand came from Canada and same as mine he’s VIN also has the Canadian C in the beginning...

Yes you are correct, that’s very unlikely. In the photo posted on the other forum the No. 8 also didn’t look much different. The top circle was a little bit smaller than the bottom circle but not as extreme in size difference than I imagined from looking at other pictures. In fact I believe...

Got reply on another forum from a owner that had *C18<->R....* So a -32 built in Canada, and assembled a little bit later than mine which is very good. Of what I could see on the photo the “old style font” was still being used, and also very interesting the double arrow dash was also used. I’m...

Well perhaps that at least gives an strong indication Ontario did not replace the number punches. What year is your car? How about the dash, is it straight simple line (-) or the double arrow type (<->)? Also, have you noticed any different style used of the Nr. 8 before and after the dash...

Hopefully someone with an Ontario built car from this era sees this thread and can spread some light on the subject and questions in my first post. Else I will just get the old-style punches incl. star (which is much cheaper without the special characters 1, 6, 9 and/or <->) and let the shop use...

Yes that is very correct. My vehicle begins with C18-D****

Hello and thank you for your reply. Oh, that was entirely new to me and very unexpected. So the frame rails was totally blank with no VIN/Identification at all? Did they only rely on engine number or body mounted VIN-plate for registration or what? My frame has been massively repaired and I’m...