How many A's still have their original engine.

Can't say for sure, because I haven't found a frame number yet, but between the gas-tank date stamp, engine number, vehicle mileage, engine condition, etc, etc, I'm better than 50% certain my Coupe has its original engine.
 
My 29 Special coupe would still have the original engine if I didn't have 2 Model A's at the time and switched them. The coupe ended up with the rebuilt huckster engine (late June 29) and the huckster ended up with the coupe (mid June29). It didn't matter at the time, the coupe was on the road and I was building the huckster so I borrowed the engine so I could keep driving the coupe. I sold the huckster after I installed the rebuilt coupe engine. Confused yet?
 
Pardon my ignorance here, but with the body on, where/how can you see the s/n on a '28 pu to verify against the eng #. My eng matches the title, but that doesn't mean anything.
 
mccsix said:
Pardon my ignorance here, but with the body on, where/how can you see the s/n on a '28 pu to verify against the eng #. My eng matches the title, but that doesn't mean anything.
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If you are one of the lucky ones, and I mean one of the lucky ones, the number may be readable within the cowl area of the upper left hand frame rail but most of the time, 99.999999% of the time it is hidden by the splash apron.

To understand more about the placement, go to my website www.plucks329s.org then go to Additional Studies, then go to Letters, Numbers and Codes and there you can educate yourself on the placement of the frame where the numbers are stamped.

Pluck
 
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Mine did until 3 years ago. I still have it but is had a big hole in one of the pistons. Some day I will rebuild it.
 
My '28 Fordor has the original engine. Must have been reworked at some time as was painted red when got the vehicle.
 
warren va said:
How do you determine that it has the original engine ?
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First, the engine number must be an original stamped engine...NOT A RESTAMP. A restamp is an engine whose original number has been ground off and another number, other than the original, is stamped on the block.

Then, the engine number on that engine must match the number that was stamped on the upper surface of the left side frame rail in the vicinity of where the left cowl section sits on the frame, providing THAT number is the original stamped number in relation to the engine number.

Most of these frame numbers are coverd by the splash aprons thus the splash aprons must be removed to view the number stamped on the frame.

Pluck
 
Our original US 1930 Town Sedan, 28,996 miles, has it's original engine
Our Canadian 1930 Roadster, 56,700 miles, has it's original Canadian engine
Our Canadian 1930 Coupe has a 1929 US engine
 
My 5-06-29 Business Coupe has The Original Engine Bored 0.60 Runs Strong
 

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