34 chassis numbers

[trevo]

Ford Men, I am trying to locate these numbers I have the steering box out and understood the numbers are on the inside of the chassis rail somwhere nereby but not wanting to scratch heaps of paint off can anyone pinpoint where the numbers might be found thanks.

 

[Older'n dirt]

Taken from VanPelt site:

"From 1932 through 1948 vehicles, Ford Motor Company stamped the serial number into the top of the driver's side frame rail in three locations.
This same number was also stamped into the top of the transmission-to-engine housing portion of the transmission. This location was visible when the
floorboard and transmission cover plate were removed. Of the frame-stamped serial numbers, only the forward-most
stamping was visible when looking down into the engine compartment (located between the front crossmember and the dash (firewall). The two other frame
locations are visible only when the body is removed from the frame. The serial numbers were metal stamped with numbers/letters approximately 1/4" in height."

http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/flathead_serialnumbers.htm
http://http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/flathead_serialnumbers.htm

 

[Mart]

On my 33 they are right near to the steering box. You do have to clean up the area to see them.

Mart.

 

[Bruce Lancaster]

Your numbers would be Canadian ones, in entirely different sequences than USA:

http://www.wnyrg.org/canvins.html

I don't know but suspect location would be same as here...on top (not inside) of framerail in general latitude of steering. I would think on left, but again don't know that so examine both sides! A slanted beam from a powerful flashlight will often pick out the trace of a number so you know where to start digging for more.

 

[David J]

I have a Canadian 34 with * C18P - XXXX * stamped on the top flat of the LH framerail next to the steering box . . Same placement on the US 34 I looked at . Should add that the Canadian 34 is & always was LH drive .

Your numbers would be Canadian ones, in entirely different sequences than USA:

http://www.wnyrg.org/canvins.html

I don't know but suspect location would be same as here...on top (not inside) of framerail in general latitude of steering. I would think on left, but again don't know that so examine both sides! A slanted beam from a powerful flashlight will often pick out the trace of a number so you know where to start digging for more.

 

[trevo]

Thank you All ,for the info I have found the numbers above where the steering box is on the top chassis rail LH side so far I can only see a few numbers needs forensic inspection maybe dye penetrant cheers.

 

[DavidG]

While it's just semantics, the facts are that the engine/transmission assemblies were 'serialized', i.e. numbered serially in consecutive order of their production, not the vehicles. Those numbers were then stamped on the chassis frame and they became the vehicle identification numbers. The vehicles themselves were only randomly produced in serially consecutive order with the norm being non-consecutive numbers up and down the assembly line. That's the outcome when there were numerous assembly plants around the world and only three sources of engine/transmission assemblies to serve those assembly plants.

 

[Bruce Lancaster]

This car unless a recent import would be a Canadian RHD, as NZ chassis and other parts came from Canada. Canada built a LOT of RHD cars for NZ, Australia, South Africa, India etc.

 

[trevo]

Thanks again to clear up the issue of origin I imported this car from Forida 3 years ago the owner was less than helpful in determining its history however the numbers I can make out appear to be 18 1182960 the gearbox has a 1935 number.

 

[DavidG]

The engine 18-1182960 (and the car that it was installed in) was produced in September, 1934 in the U.S., not in Canada If it had been produced in Canada, it would have a prefix starting with the letter 'C', followed by '18', followed by another letter, followed by a dash, and then a number with only up to 5 digits. Ford of Canada used batches of numbers up to 10,000 and then switched to a new batch with a different letter following the '18' in the prefix.

Ford U.S. manufactured many RHD vehicles for non-British Commonweath RHD countries such as Argentina, Japan, Paraguay, and Uruguay during the 'thirties.