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46fordnut |
10-05-2010 @ 7:25 PM
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h*llo, iv'e been working on my 1946 ford from 2005 till now and for some time in some spots my paint has peeled off. the paint is kid of old but under it i see on some spots there is some off white or tannish paint showing. the paper work from 1955 said this car is black. is it possable that this car may have been white and someone wanted black so the dealer or factory repainted it the color it now is? i understand some of the early 1946 fords were white. is this what i'm seeing? if i remember right the window bugs are azdz or a2d2 some thing like that at some time someone told me this meant it was january of 46 atleast the windows were. if the vin might help here it is (99a993639). p.s this car from what i can tell its never been restored.
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10-06-2010 @ 5:46 AM
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your VIN is from 1946 Mercury. The serial numbers (VIN) in 46 ran from 99A-650280 till 99A-1412709. So the serial would indicate the car was not built until about March or April or so. Check into the Mercury color schemes, for a white color. The factory would not repaint a used car but it is very possible the dealer may have a done a repaint, in the years, prior to 1955.
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46fordnut |
10-06-2010 @ 6:06 AM
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ok....so does that mean that something is wrong if the vin is from a merc and not a ford? where would i find the vin on the car? i copied it from the title i have from 1955 that was for the car i now own and drive.
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trjford8 |
10-06-2010 @ 8:11 AM
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Your VIN or ID number would be on the top of the left frame rail anywhere from the firewall to the front crossmember. Most common location is near the crossmember.
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Rusty |
10-06-2010 @ 4:09 PM
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This is not a Mercury vin number any more than it is a Ford vin number. Ford and Mercury used the same engine after the war so the numbers run consecutively between the two lines. 99A means it is a 100 hp block and the A designates passenger car. With this vin the car probably did not make it to the first customer until mid June to early July. If you could correctly read you window glass, they are letters like D-DG inside the oval, that would help narrow it down. Ford had a Light Moonstone Gray in 1946. After a few years in the sun it looked white.
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46fordnut |
10-06-2010 @ 6:16 PM
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window bug as-d-s or 4z-d-z or a2-d-2 the window bugs are readable but i dont know witch is the correct one. this is only one window bug and they are in an oval that said ford safety glass. i just cant tell if the second and last thing is a (z) or a (2) . i think the first is an (A). would you have an sample of this color in a picture? p.s i think the first one is the right bug number.
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Rusty |
10-06-2010 @ 6:37 PM
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Look on either end of and inside the oval. There will be one letter to the left of the script Ford and two to the right. If you have an A on the left, that is January. On the right is probably DG for 46. For examples look at fordscript.com and click on Products. For an example of the color paste this in your server. http://norgv8club.org/norgcpg/displayimage.php?album=7&pos=87 This is on page three of the Northern Ohio Regional Groups album of their members cars.
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46fordnut |
10-06-2010 @ 7:14 PM
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yes you are correct there is a DG .on the outside of the oval there are some letters AZ-D-Z any idea? what would the window bugs mean? month and year of production for the windows?
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trjford8 |
10-07-2010 @ 7:57 AM
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The dates on the glass specify when the glass was produced. Cars built in June could have glass that was made in April. Glass dates show you have original glass, but they are not a good indicator of venicle assembly dates.
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46fordnut |
10-07-2010 @ 5:18 PM
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ok then what could i use to find out when the car was produced? vin? or is there some other way i dont know of . in the window bug there is the letters (A) and (DG)
This message was edited by 46fordnut on 10-7-10 @ 5:20 PM
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