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NitroRods

07-06-2022 @ 5:52 PM

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My Uncle has a 1933 Roadster Pickup. I am trying to validate the serial number on the title and I am having trouble finding what numbers were used on the open cabs. If anyone has this information I would greatly appreciate it.

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07-06-2022 @ 8:31 PM

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There's no known surviving records of what engine and its sequential number went into a particular vehicle. If it was built in the U.S. as a V8, its prefix would be "18" followed by a six digit number. If built as a four in the U.S., its prefix would be B5 followed by a six digit number.

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07-07-2022 @ 5:20 AM

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The Title must be incorrect as it reads DRF-100xxx. Does this prefix mean anything to anyone? Maybe a Model A title was used to register this truck? This truck is most definitately a 1933 or 1934 Open Cab truck. I will look for a number on the frame. Thank You.

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07-07-2022 @ 6:51 AM

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Not Model A. Have you been able to find this number on the frame or body??
Stock car or a hot rod??
Could be a State issued number.
Where did the vehicle come from??
Paul in CT

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07-07-2022 @ 7:13 AM

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I suspect the number on the title is an assigned number by the motor vehicle department in the state where it was first registered. The DR=equals Department Registration. The F is most likely a state that starts with F such as Florida. Look on the body(usually door jambs) for the state tag or possibly the frame or engine, as engine #s were used in some states into the mid 50s. Some of the early DR tags were riveted on and later they used some special glue to attach them

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07-07-2022 @ 10:52 AM

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The original number. will also be stamped on the transmission bell housing just above the inspection plate, if still has it's original transmission.

1934 Ford's since 1972

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07-07-2022 @ 11:31 AM

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But not if it was originally a four and the original transmission remains in it. In that case, the number was not stamped on the transmission case, but rather on top of the upper flywheel housing in a rectangular raised section left of the center line, viewable from the engine compartment side of the firewall, unlike the number stamped on a V8 transmission case which requires removal of the #1 floorboard to view.

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07-07-2022 @ 12:31 PM

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Tomorrow I will look for the number on the transmission/bell housing and the frame rail. The engine was replaced with a 49 Merc. and it has been repainted. It has been in PA for the last 50 years, I don't know its history before 1970. It has been repainted, but I will still check the door jamb. Thanks everyone, I will report back what I find.

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07-07-2022 @ 12:56 PM

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At one time someone was reproducing '33/'34 roadster pick up bodies. Can you provide any pictures?

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07-08-2022 @ 2:42 AM

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I will be attempting to pull factory serial numbers off of the frame today. Sounds like I may need to remove the drivers side fendor.

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