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ibshane

10-24-2017 @ 11:32 PM

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The body ID plate (on the firewall) is missing on my 1937 Fordor Sedan DeLuxe

I would like to have a reproduction made.

Is there a Data base, or any other way to gather the correct information for the ID Plate for this particular car by way of a Vehicle Serial Number search.., or???

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10-25-2017 @ 12:41 PM

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Your 1937 car will have a Body ID tag/plate only if it were manufactured by a Ford body sub-contractor like Murray, Briggs, etc. Complete automobile bodies manufactured by Ford at a Ford factory, like Dearborn for instance, will not have a body tag. This is the way I understand it.
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10-25-2017 @ 12:50 PM

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Here is a previous discussion of the topic.

https://www.earlyfordv8.org/forum/viewmessages.cfm?Forum=18&Topic=8284

I don't know of any way that you can retrieve the original body tag number, if your car was equipped with one, by trying to trace it through a Ford transmission/frame number. Again, your car may not have had a body tag to begin with. Good luck. TM

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ibshane

10-25-2017 @ 1:43 PM

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Thank you TomM!!

TonyM

10-25-2017 @ 1:56 PM

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Hello . Are there two holes where the tag should be?

My tag was covered up by a voltage regulator.

Car looks great.

Good luck with the car.

TonyM

Here is a photo of my 1937 Ford De Luxe Fordor.

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1937sedandelivery

10-25-2017 @ 7:17 PM

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Hello,
four holes for the big tag, two holes for the smaller tag above. 37 Sedan Delivery cowl pic attached.
gregg

ibshane

10-26-2017 @ 12:42 AM

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Beautiful Car TonyM!
Black really highlights the sweet curves of the 78-730B body style!!

And yes..., mine has two holes where the tag should be.

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10-26-2017 @ 5:06 PM

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All the firewalls had the holes whether there was a body number tag attached or not. The presence of the holes is not indicative of a missing tag.

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10-28-2017 @ 8:34 AM

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I have to disagree with 3w2's comment about all firewalls having holes for body numbers regardless if they originally had a tag, or not.
My '36 is a very late '36 that still has all of it's original black paint on the firewall/cowl, my car never had a body number, nor is there the "two holes" for same.
My firewall/cowl has the patient plate, four holes, located on the right side of the firewall.

Bill
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