42-47 Jailbar Pickup

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jlcarr16

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I have a Jailbar Ford pickup with a tag on the inside of the glove box door that reads "Model 5G82". Can any one decipher? Also Engine # 298886? Thanks.
 
What year is it? VIN should be on Top Front Left frame rail under horn if a V8. (as well as on that tag) Engine number means nothing....I suspect 5 MIGHT mean 1945, 82 MIGHT mean Panel Delivery , 1Ton, 122" wheelbase....
 
I'm with rawlir, Take a wire brush and your camera to that driver side frame rail just forward of the firewall and get that vin #. If you have a registration or title (I hope) you could give us that number as well. Is the pickup box 6 1/2' or 8'? The shorter box means 1/2 ton and the 8' box denotes a 3/4 or one ton. The letter G from the glovebox often refers to the six cylinder engine as opposed to V8. Which is yours? Oh, and welcome to the fordbarn!
 
GB SISSON said:
I'm with rawlir, Take a wire brush and your camera to that driver side frame rail just forward of the firewall and get that vin #. If you have a registration or title (I hope) you could give us that number as well. Is the pickup box 6 1/2' or 8'? The shorter box means 1/2 ton and the 8' box denotes a 3/4 or one ton. The letter G from the glovebox often refers to the six cylinder engine as opposed to V8. Which is yours? Oh, and welcome to the fordbarn!
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Gary, I'm going to take issue with your instruction to use a wire brush on the frame to reveal the serial number. Please, please, revise your advice to use nothing more aggressive than a kitchen sink scrub brush. Those serial numbers were hand stamped, often on hangover Monday mornings, and the years between then and now have usually not been kind to them. A bit of detergent and gentle cleaning, followed by a chalk rubbing can bring out the numbers... unless previously destroyed by rust and a wire brush.
 
OK, Alan, I Do stand corrected. I understand how important it is to have a readable serial number on the frame.
 
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