Number on Roadster Body

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Gavin

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Today while working on my early 28 RHD Roadster I found the mark F115 on the left hand side of the body cross member that the front of the seat riser is riveted to. Can anyone advise if this is a body/chassis number or a part number, and if a body number a production date for it? The engine number is CA5922 but it may not be the original. Thanks in anticipation. Cheers, Gavin.
 
Hi Gavin.
That is your body number. All 28 and most 29 vehicles had a body numer starting with the letter 'F'. This is a really early number, and it appears to me that the engine would belong to the body number. The 'CA' prefix on your engine block stands for Canada. I have lists of many body numbers and their corresopnding engine number. If you would like to contact me, ph 03 312 4686 any time. I am in Oxford, Canterbury, NZ.
 
It is thought that the "F" desegnation on the body stood for "Fordson" which would of been the Ford's plant in Dearborn.


Pluck
 
Here is the body number on my early Canadian roadster. Engine number *CA67*
 

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Hi there, this is good info.
I have a 1930 roadster (sold new in New Zealand) but can't seem to find a number?
Would it be in the same spot as the earlier model A's & if so what sort of number range would i be looking to find?
 
Hi Kiwifruit.
Your RHD 1930 Roadster will have a body number starting with either a 7 or an 8 than a 'F' then a number. Ie 8F 1635.
7F Roadsters had the early style dash, whereas the later Roadsters had the 8F designation and the ribbed dash.
See body number pic below.
Les.
 

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The Canadian RHD Model A's that have F with a number were built at Ontario Plant, referred to as Ford City in 1928 '29. It was an area of Windsor.
The A bodies built at Detroit Plant [ commonly known as Fordson in early A era] also use the F letter stamp. This had me stumped for awhile until Model T guru Hap Tucker provided photos of Canadian T's with the F letter stamped on firewall [ Ontario Plant]which can not be confused with American T's as they were stamped on the floor as per Model A's.
Another clue to the Ontario F numbers is lower digits due to low production compared to the US.
There are some bodies [ RHD export but not Australia] that do not have a body number, just as in the USA. I know a local unrestored '29 rdstr with no body number.
Hope this is helpful.
 
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