I recently purchased a four-door and was told it was a 31 however reading on forums it said that model A’s stopped having wooden rails on the floor 29 and went to steal 30-31. Please say it isn’t so I just registered it and got a title stating it was a 31 as that’s what I was told. Not sure where the vin# 124360524 came from ??
How to identify the year without the Vin??
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jwmckenzie
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Start here:
https://www.mafca.com/whatyear.html...at,quickly assess the correct year of the car.
Pics would help...
https://www.mafca.com/whatyear.html...at,quickly assess the correct year of the car.
Pics would help...
Engine number should agree with the year -
https://www.mafca.com/data_eng_production.html
Your VIN may be a state assigned one, but they usually start with the state abbreviation.
https://www.mafca.com/data_eng_production.html
Your VIN may be a state assigned one, but they usually start with the state abbreviation.
McMimmcs
Well-known member
But often does not! In 90 years many engines got changed!
Y-Blockhead
Well-known member
Fordors had a lot of wood until the Slant Window came out.. I'm not sure what you mean by "rails". Can you post some pictures of the car? As far as I know all Fordors from the cowl back were the same or similar (Murrey vs. Briggs). Exception the Slant Window.
It would be easier to tell you what you have if we could see the car.
It would be easier to tell you what you have if we could see the car.
Steve Plucker
BANNED
Easy to do...go to this site to determine when the engine was stamped:http://plucks329s.org/studies/studies_ep/studies_ep.html
A lot of times the engines are restamped thus taking away the correct time period they were actually stamped.
Pluck
Bob Johnson
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Ford introduced the "metal framed" (slant windshield) Fordor in early 1931. The "wood framed" Fordors were built from 1928 through early 1931.
Bob
Bob
Kurt in NJ
Well-known member
If you lost th 12 from the vin you would have a 1931 engine number
w.michael
Senior Member
" So it is possible that I have a early 31 wood frame."
Yes, it's possible. All of the straight windshield fordors, 1928 through early 1931, used a lot of wood framing. All of the slant windshield fordors, which are 1931 only, were mostly steel framed. If you have a straight windshield with an exterior visor, it is a wood-framed body; and yes, it could be an early 1931.
W. Michael
Yes, it's possible. All of the straight windshield fordors, 1928 through early 1931, used a lot of wood framing. All of the slant windshield fordors, which are 1931 only, were mostly steel framed. If you have a straight windshield with an exterior visor, it is a wood-framed body; and yes, it could be an early 1931.
W. Michael
jerrytocci
Senior Member
The frame , front accuatators ,and tourque tube have subtle diffs.
rotorwrench
Well-known member
If the frame/engine serial number was actually A4360524 (eliminating the 1 & 2 at the beginning), that would be consistent with an engine produced in February of 1931. The slant windshield types started showing up in April or May of 1931 and they can be easily distinguished from the early 1931 models which were basically the continuation of the 1930 models which used a lot of wood, including the subrails. The slant windshield models were an all new concept for Ford in 1931.