For instance many Model A Fords from Argentina are allocated a chassis numbers starting with RPAįollowed by a 6-figure number. Thus many vehicle licensingĪuthoruities wanted a further identification number other than that just on the engine and one that could beviewed easily. However over the years engines get changed and bureaucracy increases. Identification number (aka chassis number aka VIN etc), this is what Ford intended in the 1930s. Originally the engine number was used as the Indicates a small bore (aka 14.9 hp) unit. Engines assigned to Manchester, having an ‘F’ in the pre-fix, Pre-fix letter *A signifies a car, *AA signifies a truck the inclusion of ‘F’ in a US produced engine indicatesĪ 3288cc (aka 24 hp) engine for a RH drive vehicle. Whether chassis frames were stamped at the UK plants and neither do we know if chassis was stamped at foreign assembly plants such as those in Australia. At the Canadian plant they stopped stamping the chassis frame in May 1928 or thereabouts. Into a chassis the same number was stamped on the left hand side rail justīehind the fire wall where it is inevitably covered once the bodywork is added. The engine serial number is separate from the pre-fix letters, the number is followed by a star(*). MODEL ‘A’&’B ENGINE/CHASSIS SERIAL NUMBERS.Īll Model ‘A’ engine numbers were stamped on the left side of the cylinder block above
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