Ford Flathead Engine Serial Numbers

2.1 1932-1937; 2.2 1938-1942; 2.3 1946-1948; 2.4 1949-1953; 2.5 1937-1940 V8 60 flathead; 2.6 1948-1953 125-150 hp flathead; 2.7 Ford flathead reference/. One of the easiest ways to determine what family a Ford engine belongs to is to count the number of fasteners holding on the valve covers. Apr 09, 2012 1956 F100 Hidden VIN Locations - HELP 1948 - 1956 F1, F100 & Larger F-Series Trucks.

The numbers are located on the transmission for V 8's or on the casting between engine and tranny on the 4's. Model Year Make and Engine Passenger Car Model (note a) First Serial Number (See note B. Colorshop X Keygen Download. I was looking at the info on your post, I just bought a 48 ford with a V8 flathead.

V8sernos FRAME AND ENGINE SERIAL NUMBERS There is usually no engine number stamped in the block, but the transmission bell housing was factory stamped with a number which, when the car was assembled, becomes the vehicle serial number. The frame numbers which match the engine (transmission) number is usually stamped in three places on the top surface of the left-hand frame rail (front, center and rear). The only number which can be seen with the body mounted is the front number. Civ V Firetuner Download Movies.

The prefix was usually omitted from the center and rear frame numbers. For Ford cars, the frame numbers started in 1932 with *18-1* (* being a star) and ran consecutive until the end of production in February, 1942. Mercury production began in 1938 with '39 models at *99A-1* and continued sequentially to the end of production in 1942. Post war production began in 1945 ('46 models) continuing the Mercury sequence (*99A-etc.*) for both Fords and Mercurys. This is due to the fact that the same 100hp 239 cubic inch engine was used in Fords and in Mercurys. The sequence continued to the end of production in 1948, the only changes being in the 1947 prefix (799A) and in the 1948 prefix (899A). The year end cut off numbers are only approximate as some assembly plants could have engines left over from the previous model year that would be assembled into cars for the next model year.