[Capn John]

MERCURY & FORD
239 CID V-8

............1939................99A-1................................................. 99A-101700
............1940................99A-101701.......................................99A-257100
............1941................99A-257101.......................................99A-446700
............1942................99A-446701.......................................99A-539426

WWII PRODUCTION

............1946................99A-650280.......................................99A-1412707
............1947................99A-1412708...................................799A-2002282
............1948................799A-2002283.................................899A-2374315

NOTE: It has come to our attention that there may have been serial numbers beginning with 699 for 1946 vehicles, instead of 99 as listed above.

ALSO, For 1942-1947 Pickups, a letter after the first numbers indicate the size truck: C = 1/2 ton, Y = 1 ton, T = 1 1/2 ton



60 HP PRODUCTION
1937 started with 54-6602
1938 started with 54-358,335
1939 continued from 1938 to 54-506,500
1940 54-506,500 to the end.

There are other number sequences for 4 CYL 32-34, 4 CYL 41-42, 6 CYL 41-48. Some early 1933 model V-8'S used a "40" prefix.

Contributed by Dan Krehbiel, CA

FROM OTHER INTERNET SOURCES!!
The following comes from a publication called Fast Moving Parts for all Ford Products 1928-1946 Catalogue. I picked it up out of Ebay and on the inside cover was the name of the owner, G.H.Jopson, Melford Motors, 621 Elizabeth St, Melbourne.

The decoder is as follows using a random sample number of
C016TF-2265A

C - represents Canadian design
0 - represents the model year for which the part was designed'
8=1938, 9=1939, 0=1940, 1=1941, 2=1942, 3=1943,
4=1944, 5=1945, etc
1 - represents the engine type
1=85H.P. V-8, 2=60H.P. V-8, 9=95H.P. V-8
6 - represents the vehicle wheelbase
1=101" W.B., 8=158" W.B., 6=176" W.B., 4=194" W.B.
Wheelbase is not specified for 134".
T specifies the type of vehicle, A-Passenger, B-Bus,
C-Commercial, D-3/4 Ton, T-Regular Truck, U-Dump,
V-Drop Frame, W-Cab-Over-Engine, Y-1 Ton.
F - designates right-hand drive.

The 2265 designates basic part number and also group number, namely, Brakes. In this case the A relates to Passenger 1928-31.

Thereis more decoding information but relates only to Group Numbers and Years and Models.

Therefore Keefy I believe the F stands for Right-hand drive.

All Canadian-built Ford engines in C.M.P. trucks are prefixed with *G and suffixed with “2F”. The prefix number denotes the engine model year, e.g. 1G is 1940, 2G is 1941, etc.: the “G” denotes a Mercury 32.50 h.p. truck engine fitted with a four-speed gearbox. The suffix “2F” means an export engine for Right hand drive vehicles. Starting number was # 1G-175 on 1 November 1939, and the last 1940 Model unit was # 1G-11500 on 1 October 1940; 1941 Models started at # 2G-205 on 1 October 1940 and ended at # 2G-48148 on 1 November 1941. The last known, so far, engine number is from a late 1945 F.60L, # 5G-11449F. American engines usually have an engine number like this one: 99TF562348. Ford V-8 engine numbers are not stamped on the engine itself but are stamped on the clutch housing