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southfork · 12-23-2010, 10:48 PM

I looked in the normal place (on the frame) for an early Ford serial number (driver's side top of frame rail by steering box), but on this '48-'50 F1 pickup I don't find it there. I want to make sure that the seller's title and the stamped frame serial number agree before I buy the pickup. Where else on the F1 frame should I look?

makemc · 12-23-2010, 11:43 PM

I have a 48 f1 and the # is on the frame, it took a lot of scraping
and cleaning to find it, so you may have to try again, the # was also
on a plate attached to the inside of the glove box door..

Dave72dt · 12-24-2010, 12:50 AM

I found it on the F3 on the frame rail but don't recall which rail it was on. I think it was closer to the firewall than the radiator., very faint

Frank Cowan · 12-24-2010, 01:16 AM

Its on the passenger side closer to the firewall.

Fibber Mcgee · 12-24-2010, 07:20 AM

On my 49 F1 its on the pass side close to the firewall,I had to use a wirebrush to find it.

mtflat · 12-24-2010, 09:31 AM

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Most have it stamped on the passenger side frame rail in the general vicinity of the motor mount. BUT as noted they may be found on the driver's side, and anywhere between the rad and firewall.

They are lightly stamped so along with the wire brush, shine a good flashlight at an angle. It will have a star then the serial number followed by another star. Some plants only stamped the digits without the 98RC or 97HC prefix.

The serial number should also be stamped on the data plate that's pinned to the firewall and on the rating plate that is screwed to the glovebox door.

makemc · 12-24-2010, 05:18 PM

I just checked my 48 F1.. the # is on the drivers side on top of the frame..
there are 2 holes about 6 inches apart and the # is between those 2 holes
near the steerring box, mt brother in law's 50 F1 is in the same place, the #
is not stamped deep so you have to clean well..

12-23-2010, 10:48 PM	#1
southfork Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Idaho Posts: 416	F1 Pickup Serial Number Location (Frame) I looked in the normal place (on the frame) for an early Ford serial number (driver's side top of frame rail by steering box), but on this '48-'50 F1 pickup I don't find it there. I want to make sure that the seller's title and the stamped frame serial number agree before I buy the pickup. Where else on the F1 frame should I look?

12-23-2010, 11:43 PM	#2
makemc Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northwest Fl. Posts: 152	Re: F1 Pickup Serial Number Location (Frame) I have a 48 f1 and the # is on the frame, it took a lot of scraping and cleaning to find it, so you may have to try again, the # was also on a plate attached to the inside of the glove box door..

12-24-2010, 12:50 AM	#3
Dave72dt Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: SW WI Posts: 359	Re: F1 Pickup Serial Number Location (Frame) I found it on the F3 on the frame rail but don't recall which rail it was on. I think it was closer to the firewall than the radiator., very faint

12-24-2010, 01:16 AM	#4
Frank Cowan Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cocoa FL Posts: 66	Re: F1 Pickup Serial Number Location (Frame) Its on the passenger side closer to the firewall.

12-24-2010, 07:20 AM	#5
Fibber Mcgee Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Callahan Fla Posts: 1,149	Re: F1 Pickup Serial Number Location (Frame) On my 49 F1 its on the pass side close to the firewall,I had to use a wirebrush to find it. __________________ Wanted, a car with a " Dynaflex Superflowing Unijet Turbovasculator which is Syncromeshed to the Multicoil Hydrotensioned Dual vacuum Dynomometer. "

12-24-2010, 09:31 AM	#6
mtflat Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kalispell Montana Posts: 344	Re: F1 Pickup Serial Number Location (Frame) Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Most have it stamped on the passenger side frame rail in the general vicinity of the motor mount. BUT as noted they may be found on the driver's side, and anywhere between the rad and firewall. They are lightly stamped so along with the wire brush, shine a good flashlight at an angle. It will have a star then the serial number followed by another star. Some plants only stamped the digits without the 98RC or 97HC prefix. The serial number should also be stamped on the data plate that's pinned to the firewall and on the rating plate that is screwed to the glovebox door.

12-24-2010, 05:18 PM	#7
makemc Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northwest Fl. Posts: 152	Re: F1 Pickup Serial Number Location (Frame) I just checked my 48 F1.. the # is on the drivers side on top of the frame.. there are 2 holes about 6 inches apart and the # is between those 2 holes near the steerring box, mt brother in law's 50 F1 is in the same place, the # is not stamped deep so you have to clean well..