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Posted By Discussion Topic: 1942 Ford Woody Serial Number Location -- page: 1 2     sstoutster 03-19-2013 @ 7:01 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 9 Joined: Mar 2013 I inherited this car it has been in the family since 1952 purchased from Fort Washington Ford outside of Philadelphia. I am having trouble locating the serial number there is a tag in the engine compartment but there are no imprinted numbers on it. I'm afraid that the serial numbers where painted over. Any suggestions as to where or how I can locate the serial number? Thanks Steve 4dFordSC 03-19-2013 @ 7:08 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 266 Joined: Oct 2009 It's stamped into the top of the left (driver) side front rail in the vicinity of the front cross member. It may take some cleaning and scr*ping to see it. There should be a star on either end of the number. The plate riveted to the firewall contains Ford patent numbers. sstoutster 03-19-2013 @ 7:11 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 9 Joined: Mar 2013 4dFordSC, Thanks I will look for it this weekend. Steve 42wagon 03-20-2013 @ 3:49 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 584 Joined: Oct 2009 Steve One other place to look is the top of the transmission just above the little inspection door. If the car has been in your family since 1952 and no one has modified it the chances are pretty good it still has the original transmission. The serial number was stamped on the transmission at the Rouge engine plant and then transferred to the frame at the assembly plant. You should be able to find the number on the frame but try to use paint remover and a soft rag instead of something more aggressive as the number can be easily lost by hard scr*ping. For the number on the transmission you will need to remove the floor mat and removable floor section. The tag you mention is a silk screened patent plate. The numbers on it are interesting but of no value for any of our purposes. You also should find a large stamped number near the voltage regulator. The station wagon bodies were built at the Iron Mountain Michigan plant and were stamped sequentially for each year. Interesting to determine when during the model year the body was built but of no other value. Keep in mind that the 42 Model year was cut short in February 1942 and relatively few cars were built. A 42 station wagon is especially rare as most of them were driven to death during the war by the military or civilian organizations such as the Red Cross. Keep it original if possible as only around 40 are known to exist. Ted sstoutster 03-21-2013 @ 5:34 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 9 Joined: Mar 2013 4dFordSC, Thanks I will look for it this weekend. Steve sstoutster 03-21-2013 @ 5:35 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 9 Joined: Mar 2013 4dFordSC, Thanks I will look for it this weekend. Steve sstoutster 03-21-2013 @ 5:40 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 9 Joined: Mar 2013 42 Wagon, Wow that's pretty cool I never knew it was that rare. Thanks so much.I have been traveling for work so much and will finally be able to get to work on the car. Steve sstoutster 03-30-2013 @ 1:01 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 9 Joined: Mar 2013 Well I found the serial number here it is *86798787 Thanks Steve Checked the trans and it's 18 6798787 This message was edited by sstoutster on 3-30-13 @ 1:41 PM johnh6813 03-30-2013 @ 5:39 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 23 Joined: Oct 2009 Could you please post the woodie body # ,it is stamped into the fire wall left side close to the voltage regulator .I have a 46 woodie it has 42 dash trim ,the body # is 163 it would have been made june july 1945.John. sstoutster 03-31-2013 @ 4:58 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 9 Joined: Mar 2013 The body style number is 547. Does anyone know the stats of this car when and where it was built etc. Thanks for your help.

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