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Originally Posted by oldford2
Thanks Coop, sounds like good info and you answered my questions. but you got me worried a bit. It has been registered for the last 30 years as a 46. I don't think the RMV cops will find out so mum's the word. 
Thanks again
John
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Well, since this one WAS an early-production vehicle, I guess we can
ASSUME that it was possibly sold sometime in later 1946. We know that SOME municipalities registered NEW vehicles as "current" year of sale, rather than actual "MODEL" year.
You should remember that the vehicle serial numbers originated when first stamped into the pad on the upper bell of the transmissions when the engine and transmission were first married. Those engine/trans combos were then shipped to a vehicle assembly plant. When the engine/trans was installed in a chassis, Bubba hand-stamped the serial number found on the transmission into the chassis rail, or other appropriate vehicle surface. So, that "7" in "799" indicates that that engine/trans was destined for a "1947" vehicle. I'LL NEVER TELL! DD