1956 Mercury Serial Number Decoder

[Ike Bunn]

I would greatly appreciate help in decoding a 1956 Mercury serial number:

#56LA38922M#

Style is BU64D

Body Specif is 88-650-9E-24

We believe this to be a standard two door hard top "Medalist" because the car has no chrome trim under the side windows. We are trying to positively identify the car, determine the production numbers, the engine size, etc.

Thanks in advance for any help offered.

Best regards.

Ike

 

[Dobie Gillis]

Can't help with most of it, but ALL '56 Mercs came with the 312 y-block regardless of trim level. For positive identification look for "ECZ" on the main caps and an aspirin sized dot on the crank flange.

 

[KULTULZ]

BODY TYPE CODE - 64D - CUSTOM HDTP

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Where do you guys keep finding these cars? I am insanely jealous ...

OH! The 56 MERC 312 had four HP ratings and that was determined by rocker cover and air cleaner color.
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[dmsfrr]

. . . ALL '56 Mercs came with the 312 y-block regardless of trim level. For positive identification look for "ECZ" on the main caps and an aspirin sized dot on the crank flange.

Ike Bunn, here's what the dot on the rear crank flange looks like.
Unless the car was built in Canada, they did things a bit differently up there.

 

[Ike Bunn]

Thank you for the reply.

 

[Ike Bunn]

Thanks so much. You nailed it for us!

 

[Stiggy]

Mercury body types for 1956 were


Medalist
Custom
Monterey
Montclair


#56LA38922M
56 Model year
LA Los Angeles assembly plant
38922 Production # at plant
M Mercury

BU64D Custom 2 Dr Hardtop
88 Classic White ~ Cambridge Green
650 Lt Gray/Black ~ Cloth/Vinyl Trim
9E 24 9th May (Day, month, rotation)

Hope this is of some help to you, Cheers ~ Stiggy..