Question about a 1946 vin

[Doug L]

Is the chassis number and engine number th same on a 1946 commercial chassis?
I have a clear picture of the engine number but not of the chassis number and I am curious if thy should be the same.

Thanks
Doug Lemon

[Smedly]

Doug I am not 100% sure but I believe they should match. I have also sent you a p.m. on a different matter.
Sheldon Hay

[Jeff Hansen]

Doug,

If the engine in your '46 is the original engine, then the engine and frame numbers should match.  Being a series 75, the numbers should be in the range of 3400001 to 3401927.   The number on the frame will be located on the top of the frame rail on the passenger side roughly between the battery and the starter - could be as far back as the firewall or as far forward as the motor mount.  See attached photo.

If your engine number is not in the range listed above, the engine has been replaced at some point in the vehicle's life.

HTH,
Jeff

[Doug L]

Thanks for that guys,
Jeff as you can see in the attached picture the engine number is  3400002.



DLemon

[Jeff Hansen]

Holy cow, you can't get much earlier in the production run than that! Very cool!!

Jeff

[harry s]

Holy cow, you can't get much earlier in the production run than that! Very cool!!

Jeff
That's exactly what I was going to say. Be nice to know the history.    Harry

[Doug L]

This is not my car,but there is a story (isn't thr always).
I will tell as much a I can after everything has fallen into place.
To be continued...


Doug Lemon