| 1939ute | -- 09-18-2010 @ 12:28 AM |
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Hello, does anyone know if the chassis numbers where stamped in the same place in Australian Ford plants as they did in America? I can't find the chassis number on my 1939 "91A" Ford Ute! Any clues? Thanks John
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| TomO | -- 09-18-2010 @ 8:39 AM |
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Maybe because Australia is upside down from the USA, and you guys drive on the wrong side of the road, they stamped the serial number on the wrong side of the frame. Maybe one of our Aussie members can give the correct location. Tom
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| supereal | -- 09-18-2010 @ 11:01 AM |
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It isn't always possible to find the numbers, as they were often only lightly applied, or missed altogether. Sometimes they can be raised using a solution such as Super Clean and a soft pad. If you use an abrasive, it is likely the numbers will be obliterated. The numbers under the body and the rear part of the frame are often damaged or lost to rust. The numbers under the hood, near the main cross member, tend to be better preserved because they were often coated with oil. Still, they are almost always tough to locate.
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| 1939ute | -- 09-18-2010 @ 6:49 PM |
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Thanks TomO, I thought I'd get something like that! That's OK and you are right, I was hopeful that someone here could help! Cheers, John
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| 1939ute | -- 09-18-2010 @ 7:07 PM |
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Thanks supereal, I have looked at the front but can't at the middle as the body is on! However, I haven't bolted the Ute floorboards in yet so I have a chance of finding them at the rear location. maybe someone will know if they were all stamped on the same side in the same places! Cheers, John
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| supereal | -- 09-19-2010 @ 10:29 AM |
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The only way to access the numbers on the middle and rear of the frame is to take the body off. Even then, if the front number is too faint to raise, or gone, the other numbers may have also been too lightly stamped or omitted, making the effort not productive.
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| MSEIDVALVE | -- 09-23-2010 @ 6:09 AM |
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G`day John, had the same issue with a 1940 sloper (for you Americans thats an Australian version of your Tudor), anyway I eventually found after lots of wire brushing the very faint but readable chassis number on the drivers side chassis rail adjacent to the front crossmember. I have attached a photo, the bottom of the photo shows the RH inner guard and the top a bit of the crossmember.
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| MSEIDVALVE | -- 09-23-2010 @ 6:16 AM |
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John try this other photo, the photo on my last post shows the sloper body style.
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| 1939ute | -- 09-28-2010 @ 4:12 PM |
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Hello MSEIDVALVE, thanks for the info; I needed to find it for registration purposes but have now registered it! I take it that you are in Australia somewhere? Cheers, John
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| MSEIDVALVE | -- 09-29-2010 @ 2:24 AM |
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G`day John good to here you have it registered and yes I am a member of the South Australian regional group. Regards Mark.
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